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Osteoma Cutis as a Sequela to Facial Acne: A Case Report

Cutis. 2010 August;86(2):100-102
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Ntuen EC
Guzmán-Sánchez DA
McMichael AJ
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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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