A case of Mucocutaneous Colloid Milium in an adult Filipino female with chronic kidney disease

Author: Shahara Abalos-Babaran ¹ ; Eileen Liesl A. Cubillan ²
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1. Section of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila
2. Section of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila
Publication Type:Case Reports
Keywords: Colloid milium
MeSH: Renal Insufficiency, Chronic; Carbon Dioxide
From: Acta Medica Philippina 2019;53(4):374-378
CountryPhilippines
Language:English
Abstract: A 65-year-old female with chronic kidney disease (CKD) presented with a six-month history of asymptomatic translucent skin-colored and yellow plaques on the face. Similar yellow papules and nodules were noted in the oral cavity and eyelid margins. Biopsies were taken from the face and oral cavity showed homogeneous eosinophilic deposits with clefts in the dermis consistent with colloid milium. The patient was treated with fractional and surgical carbon dioxide (CO2) laser with improvement after one session.
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