Gnathophyma

Gnathophyma
Gnathophyma
Specialty	Dermatology

Gnathophyma involves swelling of the chin.[1]^: 693 It is a type of lesion associated with rosacea, a common chronic inflammatory skin disorder of the sebaceous (oily and fatty) glands characterized by redness, swelling, and acne-like pustules.

Other lesions associated with rosacea, which affects about 10 percent of fair-skinned people normally between the ages of 30 and 50, include:

Rhinophyma (enlarged nose)
Metophyma (enlarged cushion-like swelling of the forehead)
Blepharophyma (swelling of the eyelids)
Otophyma (a cauliflower-like swelling of the earlobes)

Treatment for mild to moderate cases includes an oral antibiotic or topical gel or cream.[2]

References

Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
Wolff, Klauss (2013). Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, Seventh Edition. New York: McGraw Hill Professional. pp. 130–132. ISBN 9780071793032.

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[Fitz2-1] Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.

[2] Wolff, Klauss (2013). Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, Seventh Edition. New York: McGraw Hill Professional. pp. 130–132. ISBN 9780071793032.

Gnathophyma

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