Granuloma faciale

General: Uncommon disease; etiology unknown; characterized by single or multiple cutaneous nodules usually occurring on the face; asymptomatic; most common in males; seen in whites, rarely in blacks and Japanese.

Ocular: Unusual eyelid nodules.

Clinical: Cutaneous nodules most often on face but may appear anywhere; lesions are soft, elevated, well-circumscribed nodules, from a few millimeters to several centimeters in size; extrafacial lesions are extremely rare but have been reported.

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