Pencil-core granuloma

Abstract: Pencil core granulomas are still infrequently reported in the literature. A 67-year-old woman presented with a 4mm hard blue subcutaneous nodule on the forehead. She remembered being injured with a pencil tip about 60 years before. The subcutaneous nodule was excised, which microscopically revealed a foreign body reaction with histiocytes containing fragmented coarse black particles. We diagnosed pencil-core granuloma based on the patient’s history of pencil tip injury and histological examination findings.

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Main Authors: Bittencourt,Maraya de Jesus Semblano, Santos,Josie Eiras Bisi dos, Barros Junior,Jorge Nazareno da Silva, Xerfan,Ellen Maria Sampaio
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962017000400578
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