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Favre‐Racouchot disease
Author(s) -
Patterson Wanda M.,
Fox Michael D.,
Schwartz Robert A.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.01546.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , disease , pathogenesis , pathology
Solar elastosis with comedones studding the central face is often referred to as Favre‐Racouchot disease. These open and cystically dilated comedones tend to appear in the periorbital region of the face. The clinical manifestations, pathogenesis and current treatment of this disorder are reviewed.