A Case of Favre-Racouchot Syndrome.
- Author:
Yong Woo CHIN
;
Jeung Hoon LEE
;
Joon Mo YANG
;
Yoo Shin LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Aged;
Cheek;
Ear;
Elastic Tissue;
Facial Dermatoses*;
Follicular Cyst;
Forehead;
Humans;
Neck;
Nose;
Orbit
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1982;20(3):461-465
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Favre-Racouchot syndrome(nodular elastosis with cysts and comedones) is a peculiar complication of solar elastosis in which comedones, follicular cysts, and nodules of altered elastic tissue occur mainly sround the orbits, on the cheeks, on snd around the nose, and oceasionally in other exposed areas, but sornetimes on the neck or behind the ears. We present a typical case of the Favre-Racouchot syndrome in a 66 year old man with maxillary cancer. The patient had numerous yellowish cysts and black topped comedones located on the forehead, around the orbits and the nose, on the neck, and also behind the ears of 5 years duration. The histopathology of the lesion showed dilated pilosebaceous openings and epitheliaI lined cysts filled with layered keratin in addition to pronounced solar elastosis.
