Cutaneous silica granuloma: a lesion that might be clinically underdiagnosed

Boztepe G., Rakhshanfari M., Erkin G., Ozkaya W., Sahin S.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, cilt.15, sa.3, ss.194-195, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.194-195
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: silica granuloma, foreign body granuloma, polarized light microscope, granulomatous dermatitis
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Cutaneous silica granuloma is a poorly understood, uncommon condition. There have been relatively few reports of cutaneous silica granuloma despite the well-known ubiquitous nature of silica in the environment. The characteristic latency period between the time of silica exposure to the time of clinical onset of granuloma, lack of clear-cut histories of exposure in most cases and likelihood of spontaneous resolution, may challenge the diagnosis. Thus, cutaneous silica granuloma might be a lesion that is often underdiagnosed. Here we describe a patient with characteristic findings of cutaneous silica granuloma.