Successful Treatment of Granuloma Faciale with Topical Tacrolimus: A Case Report and Immunohistochemical Study

• Main Authors: Gen-ichi Tojo (Author), Taku Fujimura (Author), Yumi Kambayashi (Author), Katsuko Kikuchi (Author), Setsuya Aiba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report the case of a 55-year-old Japanese patient with granuloma faciale (GF) successfully treated with topical tacrolimus and describe the immunohistochemical study. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that the patient's granuloma contained CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD68+ and CD163+ cells. Intere...