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...

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Main Authors: Maraya de Jesus Semblano Bittencourt (Author), Josie Eiras Bisi dos Santos (Author), Jorge Nazareno da Silva Barros Junior (Author), Ellen Maria Sampaio Xerfan (Author)
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:0365-0596
10.1590/abd1806-4841.20176011