Favre–Racouchot Syndrome
Last Updated: 2019-08-26
ICD11: -
Last Updated: 2019-08-26
Author(s): Anzengruber F., Navarini A.
ICD11: -
Favre und Racouchot 1951
Favre–Racouchot disease
Nodular cutaneous elastosis with cysts and comedones
Morbus Facre-Racouchot
Elastéidose cutanée nodulaire á kystes et à comédones
Actinically damaged skin, often in the temple area with cysts and comedones.
Often older men.
One of the 7 actinic skin damages.
Numerous comedones, follicle cysts. Yellow discoloration of the skin and coarse wrinkling as it occurs in actinic elastosis.
Dermal elastosis, cysts and comedones.
UV protection
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