Osteoma cutis as a sequela to facial acne: a case report

Ntuen, E.C.; Guzmán-Sánchez, D.Araucaria.; McMichael, A.J.

Cutis 86(2): 100-102

2010


ISSN/ISBN: 0011-4162
PMID: 20919605
Document Number: 646834
Secondary osteoma cutis of the face represents a late, rare, and often unrecognized complication of chronic inflammatory acne. We present the case of a 48-year-old woman with chronic inflammatory acne followed by osteoma cutis formation. The nodules were successfully removed by simple surgical excision.

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