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Idiopathic facial aseptic granuloma (IFAG) is a recently described and rare condition. It is considered a form of infantile granulomatous rosacea. IFAG with facial and eyelid nodules is very rare. A description is presented of three cases of IFAG eyelid nodules. They concern healthy children with no history of trauma. Biopsy examination revealed non-caseating inflammatory granulomas. Different medical treatments have been tried that seem to accelerate its healing, although its tendency is spontaneous resolution within several months. Painless recurrent eyelid nodules can be confused with chalazion. The diagnosis of IFAG should be considered in chronic eyelid nodules.
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Chalazion , Facial Dermatoses , Rosacea , Chalazion/diagnosis , Child , Eyelids , Facial Dermatoses/diagnosis , Granuloma/diagnosis , Humans , Rosacea/diagnosisABSTRACT
El granuloma aséptico facial idiopático (GAFI) es una entidad recientemente descrita y poco frecuente. Se considera una forma de rosácea granulomatosa infantil. Es menos frecuente el GAFI con nódulos faciales y palpebrales asociados. Describimos 3casos GAFI que presentan esta asociación. Son niños sanos sin ningún antecedente traumático. El examen de la biopsia realizada en uno de los pacientes reveló granulomas inflamatorios no caseificantes. Se han ensayado distintos tratamientos médicos que parecen acelerar su curación, aunque su tendencia es la resolución espontánea en el plazo de varios meses. Los nódulos palpebrales indoloros de repetición se pueden confundir con el chalazión. Debemos pensar en GAFI ante nódulos palpebrales de larga evolución (AU)
Idiopathic facial aseptic granuloma (IFAG) is a recently described and rare condition. It is considered a form of infantile granulomatous rosacea. IFAG with facial and eyelid nodules is very rare. A description is presented of 3cases of IFAG eyelid nodules. They concern healthy children with no history of trauma. Biopsy examination revealed non-caseating inflammatory granulomas. Different medical treatments have been tried that seem to accelerate its healing, although its tendency is spontaneous resolution within several months. Painless recurrent eyelid nodules can be confused with chalazion. The diagnosis of IFAG should be considered in chronic eyelid nodules (AU)
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Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Granuloma/diagnosis , Granuloma/therapy , Facial Dermatoses/diagnosis , Facial Dermatoses/therapy , Eyelid Diseases/diagnosis , Eyelid Diseases/therapyABSTRACT
Idiopathic facial aseptic granuloma (IFAG) is a recently described and rare condition. It is considered a form of infantile granulomatous rosacea. IFAG with facial and eyelid nodules is very rare. A description is presented of 3cases of IFAG eyelid nodules. They concern healthy children with no history of trauma. Biopsy examination revealed non-caseating inflammatory granulomas. Different medical treatments have been tried that seem to accelerate its healing, although its tendency is spontaneous resolution within several months. Painless recurrent eyelid nodules can be confused with chalazion. The diagnosis of IFAG should be considered in chronic eyelid nodules.
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CASO CLÍNICO: Presentamos el caso de una niña de 3 años de edad, quien tenía una placa eritematoedematosa asociada a blefaritis y chalazión en el párpado superior derecho. Recibió tratamiento empírico con corticoide, antifúngico y antibiótico tópicos sin notar mejoría. El cultivo de raspado del párpado reveló Microsporum canis, por lo cual se prescribió terbinafina oral y miconazol-betametasona tópicos consiguiendo la curación clínica y microbiológica. DISCUSIÓN: La infección palpebral por dermatofitos es poco frecuente, pero debemos considerarla dentro de las sospechas diagnósticas de lesiones cutáneas palpebrales. Es clave el estudio microbiológico para su diagnóstico y tratamiento adecuados
CASE REPORT: The case is presented of a 3-year-old girl with an erythematous oedematous plaque associated with blepharitis, and chalazion in the right upper eyelid. She received empirical treatment with topical corticosteroids, as well as an antifungal and antibiotic, without observing any improvement. The culture of the eyelid scrape showed Microsporum canis. Therefore, she was prescribed oral terbinafine and topical miconazole-betamethasone, achieving a clinical and microbiological recovery. DISCUSSION: Eyelid infection due to dermatophytes is uncommon, but it should be considered among the diagnostic suspicions of palpebral skin lesions. The microbiological study is a key factor for its diagnosis and appropriate treatment
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Humans , Female , Child, Preschool , Tinea/diagnosis , Tinea/drug therapy , Blepharitis/diagnosis , Blepharitis/microbiology , Chalazion/complications , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Tinea/complications , Microsporum/isolation & purification , Eyelid Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Eyelid Diseases/drug therapy , Methylprednisolone , Miconazole , GriseofulvinABSTRACT
CASE REPORT: The case is presented of a 3-year-old girl with an erythematous oedematous plaque associated with blepharitis, and chalazion in the right upper eyelid. She received empirical treatment with topical corticosteroids, as well as an antifungal and antibiotic, without observing any improvement. The culture of the eyelid scrape showed Microsporum canis. Therefore, she was prescribed oral terbinafine and topical miconazole-betamethasone, achieving a clinical and microbiological recovery. DISCUSSION: Eyelid infection due to dermatophytes is uncommon, but it should be considered among the diagnostic suspicions of palpebral skin lesions. The microbiological study is a key factor for its diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
