title: Lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei: report of a new case and brief literature review.
abstract: Lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei (LMDF) is a rare dermatosis with characteristic clinicopathological features but of unknown etiolgy. We report a new typical case of LMDF. A 29-year-old man presented with an asymptomatic, micropapular midfacial eruption. Histological examination revealed a dermal granulomatous reaction with central areas of necrosis and occasionally degenerated hair follicles. Workup for sarcoidosis was negative. A moderate improvement was achieved with systemic treatment with doxycycline. A brief overview of the main features of LMDF is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Edouard Herriot Hospital Group, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rocas
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kanitakis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012393:Rosacea / Q000473:pathology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D004318:Doxycycline