Facial Papule: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Facial Papule

|| doi: 10.5694/mja15.00629 Published online: 18 January 2016 Clinical record A 52-year-old man was referred for laser therapy of facial papules for cosmetic reasons. [mja.com.au]

(A) Photograph of patient’s face shows multiple dome-shaped, smooth, whitish facial papules (arrows). [pubs.rsna.org]

We report the case of a 54-year-old man with a history of melanoma who had multiple white facial papules. His son also presented similar facial lesions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rosacea

Rosacea is a chronic skin disorder, characterized by persistent painful facial flushing and often accompanied by papules and pustules. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

papules developed within a week of starting topical treatment of his actinic keratoses with 5-FU. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Vessel lumen diameter for the facial papule ranged from 0.13 mm at baseline, 0.09 mm immediately after treatment, 0.09 mm after 4 hours, and 0.11 mm after 2 weeks. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Follicular Lichen Planus

More recently, peculiar facial papules have been reported in FFA representing facial vellus hair involvement. [ijtrichology.com]

Successful Treatment of Facial Papules in Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia with Oral Isotretinoin. [en.wikipedia.org]

Half the patients had facial papules, and 83% had androgenetic alopecia or hair loss on eyebrows or extremities. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Multiple Hamartoma Syndrome

papules are present, of which 3 or more must be trichilemmomas; (2) cutaneous facial papules and oral mucosal papillomatosus are present; (3) oral mucosal papillomatosus [dermaamin.com]

Abstract Cowden syndrome (multiple hamartoma syndrome) is characterized by multiple facial papules, gingival papillomas, acral keratoses, and other hamartomatous lesions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Mucocutaneous lesions are the most constant features: facial papules, acral keratoses and oral papillomatosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Facial Granuloma

Gomathy Sethuraman, aiimsgsr{at}gmail.com Summary Facial granulomatous papules are important to recognise, as some of them are associated with significant systemic association [casereports.bmj.com]

Granuloma faciale (GF) is an uncommon inflammatory condition characterized by reddish brown papules and plaques that usually involve the facial area. [mdedge.com]

Granuloma faciale (GF) is an uncommon disease of unknown etiology presenting with asymptomatic cutaneous papules, nodules, and plaques of the face. [mdedge.com]

Papular Elastorrhexis

Medicine The American Journal of dermatopathology 2018 The case of a 62-year-old woman with multiple soft, skin-colored facial papules with histological findings characteristic [semanticscholar.org]

An unusual case of several flesh-colored papules on the wrist of a 54-year-old woman, corresponding to an intravenous infusion drug site, has also been described.15 Facial [dovepress.com]

Late-Onset Facial Papular Elastorrhexis. [semanticscholar.org]

Perioral Dermatitis

Steroid rosacea presents with steroid-induced, large facial papules, papulopustules, and telangiectasia on the mid-face, including forehead and cheeks. [dermnetnz.org]

Syringomas and other cutaneous adnexal neoplasms also can mimic perioral dermatitis as these lesions are flesh-colored to erythematous facial papules. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Granulomatous periorificial dermatitis — a variant of periorificial dermatitis that presents with persistent yellowish papules. [dermnetnz.org]

Facial Dermatosis

[…] was first described in 2010.1 It presents as well-demarcated, annular, pink-to-orange papules and plaques with fine scale that are limited to the face and neck.1-3 Facial [jamanetwork.com]

Duration of PPE exposure each day Ask if “mask breaks” (periods of time when facial PPE is removed entirely) are allowed or taken Assess the impact on the patient’s mood, [bmj.com]

June 29, 2022 JAMA Dermatol. 2022;158(9):1079-1080. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.2478 Full Text Facial discoid dermatosis (FDD) is a rare dermatosis of unknown etiology that [jamanetwork.com]

Pigmented Lichen Planus

Association of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia with Facial Papules and Lichen Planus Pigmentosus in a Caucasian Woman. Verzì AE, Lacarrubba F, Dall'Oglio F, Micali G. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Trichodiscoma

Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: a review of the literature and the differential diagnoses of firm facial papules. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003;49(4):698-705. [rarediseases.org]

“Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: A review of the literature and the differential diagnosis of firm facial papules”. J Am Acad Dermatol. vol. 49. 2003. pp. 698-705. [clinicalpainadvisor.com]

"Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: A review of the literature and the differential diagnosis of firm facial papules". J Am Acad Dermatol. vol. 49. 2003. pp. 698-705. [dermatologyadvisor.com]

Hereditary Multiple Trichodiscomas

Biopsies of the facial papules disclosed features of the fibrofolliculoma/trichodiscoma spectrum. [citeulike.org]

Biopsy specimens of eight facial papules were taken; all showed findings of fibrofolliculomas. [docslide.net]

He had white to skin-colored facial papules similar in size and distribution to those of his mother. [docslide.net]

Virus Associated Trichodysplasia Spinulosa

Leonine facial appearance, eyebrow alopecia, papules on nose, cheeks, chin, forehead and ears. B. Keratotic spicules and papules of nose. C. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] follicular papules with some dysmorphic hairs and keratinous hairlike spicules; histologically: enlarged aberrant anagen follicles, some bifid with dilated follicular lumina [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] keratin spikes with a genetic association.[22] Ulerythema ophryogenes (keratosis pilaris atrophicans fasciei): erythematous facial papules, scarring alopecia of eyebrows, [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Multiple Desmoplastic Trichoepitheliomas

View Article : Google Scholar : PubMed/NCBI 4 Brichta RF and Feldman BD: Multiple flesh-colored facial papules. Multiple trichoepitheliomas. [spandidos-publications.com]

DTE usually presents as an asymptomatic, flesh-colored, solitary, annular, indurated and centrally depressed papule or plaque (2,3). [spandidos-publications.com]

The most commonly affected areas are the sun-exposed areas, particularly facial areas such as the cheeks, chin and forehead; less commonly, the tumors may be localized to [spandidos-publications.com]

Burnett-Schwartz-Berberian Syndrome

Ulerythema ophryogenes, a rare dermatologic disorder characterized by inflammatory keratotic facial papules that may result in scars, atrophy, and alopecia, can occur in association [jaad.org]

Overview Practice Essentials Ulerythema ophryogenes, a rare cutaneous disorder, is characterized by inflammatory keratotic facial papules that may result in scars, atrophy [emedicine.medscape.com]

Hydroa Vacciniforme-Like Lymphoma

Therefore, clinicians must rule out HVLL in children with multiple facial erythematous papules and crust/patches. [synapse.koreamed.org]

Disseminated crusty papules of the facial skin. (b) Intraoral aphthous ulcers ( arrows ). [medicaljournals.se]

Patients present with facial edema and recurrent papules, infiltrated nodules, erythema, vesicles, followed by ulcers and crusting that leave varicelliform scars. [semanticscholar.org]

Delleman Syndrome

Histopathologic findings from a facial papule showed a polypoid fragment of skin with numerous villous hair follicles set in a background of fibroadipose tissue, consistent [jamanetwork.com]

papules--quiz case. [malacards.org]

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. 2012; 78(2): 229-230 [Pubmed] 3 Multiple congenital facial papules Agim, N.G., Hunt, C.M., Williams, V.L., Metry, [ijo.in]

Brooke-Spiegler Syndrome

Histopathology of the facial papules showed trichoepithelioma while that of a scalp nodule showed cylindroma. [ijdvl.com]

In the facial papules, basaloid inclusions with immature (basic) follicular papillae and horn cysts were seen, which were surrounded by fibrous stroma and were typical of [ijdvl.com]

Hamartoma of the Central Nervous System

Surgical care of facial papules using chemical peels, laser resurfacing, surgery and/or shave excision s. [dermnetnz.org]

Diagnosis of CS in an individual can be made based on mucocutaneous lesions alone, if an individual exhibits one of the following: (1) six or more facial papules (three of [nature.com]

The keratotic papules around the mouth and nose, oral mucosal papillomatoses, acral keratoses, and multiple sclerotic fibromas are the most characteristic lesions as an external [e-ijd.org]

Familial Atrophia Maculosa Varioliformis Cutis

Patients usually do not have facial milia, comedones, papules, or cysts. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Benign Cephalic Histiocytosis

Multiple facial papules are appreciable.Fig. 2. [docslide.net]

papules in a child. [malacards.org]

An 8-month-old boy presented with multiple facial lesions present for the last 2 months, beginning as a cluster of small papules on the right cheek. [indianpediatrics.net]

PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome patients do not have facial or mucocutaneous papules. [psychiatryadvisor.com]

papules). [medicalpolicy.simplyhealthcareplans.com]

Dermatopathology: The facial papules are often trichilemmomas, which are benign clear-cell follicular tumors. [psychiatryadvisor.com]

Schöpf-Schulz-Passarge Syndrome

[…] skin papules, multiple tumors with follicular differentiation, bilateral early senile cataract, arteriosclerotic fundi, optic atrophy, and myopia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] palmoplantar keratoderma, hypodontia, hypotrichosis, nail dystrophy, and multiple periocular and eyelid apocrine hidrocystomas.[2] The other features described are telangiectatic facial [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Oxalosis

papules or nodules. [jamanetwork.com]

[…] acrocyanosis, and peripheral gangrene, whereas secondary hyperoxalosis more commonly results in mild cutaneous disease owing to extravascular deposition resulting in acral or facial [jamanetwork.com]

Tuberous Sclerosis Type 2

The facial papules were angiofibromas, confirming the clinical presentation of tuberous sclerosis complex. [content.sciendo.com]

We report a 20-year-old woman with epilepsy and subnormal intelligence, who was admitted for evaluation of multiple facial papules that have gradually increased in number [content.sciendo.com]

Major features of the disease include dermatologic manifestations, such as facial angiofibromas, renal angiomyolipomas, and pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis. [content.sciendo.com]

Rombo Syndrome

papules facial telangiectatic vessels vermiculate atrophoderma Oncology: basal cell carcinomas trichoepitheliomas Lab: elastin loss and clumping in skin Hair: absent/abnormal [malacards.org]

Clinical, Histopathological, and Management Challenges of Multiple Familial Trichoepithelioma: A Case Report of a Patient Presenting with Multiple Facial Papules. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dermoscopic examination of the hyperpigmented facial papule of the daughter revealed maple leaf-like areas, spoke wheel areas and arborizing vessels [Figure - 13]. [ijdvl.com]

Cutaneous Ganglioneuroma

papules that are often verrucous, meaning wart-like projections Minor Criteria: Colon cancer Esophageal glycogenic acanthosis Autism-spectrum disorder Intellectual disability [cancer.net]

[…] biopsy-proven trichilemmoma Multiple palmoplantar keratosis, meaning abnormal thickening of the hands and feet Multifocal or extensive oral mucosal papillomatosis Multiple cutaneous facial [cancer.net]

Hydroa Vacciniforme

Therefore, clinicians must rule out HVLL in children with multiple facial erythematous papules and crust/patches. [synapse.koreamed.org]

Patients present with facial edema and recurrent papules, infiltrated nodules, erythema, vesicles, followed by ulcers and crusting that leave varicelliform scars. [semanticscholar.org]

and blisters (vesicles); there may be facial swelling These turn into dimpled, pit-like papules with black scabs (necrosis) on a red and inflamed base Lesions heal to form [dermnetnz.org]

Trichodysplasia - Xeroderma Syndrome

[…] old-malignancy, multiple) inflammatory: tumid lupus, leprosy; sarcoid, histiocytes- XG, RDD mastocytoma; vasculitis granuloma faciale/EED f)multiple facial papules-flesh colored [brainscape.com]

Pruritus (itching) has been described in about a third of reported cases. [1] Facial papules are generally 1- to 3-mm in size. [4] :415 The condition is considered to be benign [checkrare.com]

One is an 8-year-old boy who presented with facial papules after a kidney transplant. [thedoctorsdoctor.com]

Dowling-Degos Disease Type 3

[…] eruption during adolescence that is followed by keratotic papules, comedone-like lesions, pitted scars, and reticulate hyperpigmentation on the trunk, proximal extremities [statpearls.com]

[…] history of acne and hyperkeratotic comedone-like follicular papules in the neck and/or back (dark dot follicles). [journals.lww.com]

The initial facial eruption supports the classification of Haber's disease as a separate entity from DDD. [12][13] Neurofibromatosis type 1 Exhibits axillary and inguinal [statpearls.com]

Eosinophilic Angiocentric Fibrosis

Onion skin fibrosis Differential diagnosis Granuloma faciale : inflammatory vascular reaction with facial papules, neutrophilic and eosinophilic infiltrate, vasculitis with [pathologyoutlines.com]

Granuloma faciale (GF) is an uncommon inflammatory dermatosis that usually presents on the face as reddish brown or violaceous papules and nodules that may coalesce into plaques [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cutis. 2011 August;88(2):77-82 Granuloma faciale (GF) is an uncommon inflammatory dermatosis that usually presents on the face as reddish brown or violaceous papules and nodules [mdedge.com]