Cutaneous silica granuloma. A rare entity or rarely diagnosed Report of two cases with review of the literature

Journal Article · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · Archives of Dermatology; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.127.5.692· OSTI ID:5734281

Mowry, R G; Sams, Jr, W M; Caulfield, J B ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham (USA)

Cutaneous silica granuloma is a poorly understood, uncommon condition that may mimic cutaneous sarcoidosis. We describe two cases of this entity and their characteristic latency period (between the time of silica exposure to the time of clinical onset of granuloma). We also review the histologic and energy dispersive x-ray analysis data, which prove the diagnosis. This condition should be recognized as an occupational dermatosis as well as the result of past incidental cuts or abrasions, which result in the development of granulomas, many in old wound scars. Differentiation from cutaneous sarcoidosis is possible with polarized light microscopy and energy-dispersive x-ray analysis.15 references.

• OSTI ID: 5734281
• Journal Information: Archives of Dermatology; (USA), Vol. 127:5; ISSN 0003-987X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
GRANULOMAS
DIAGNOSIS
SILICA
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS
FIBROSIS
SKIN DISEASES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
DISEASES
MICROANALYSIS
MINERALS
NEOPLASMS
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
OXIDE MINERALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICON OXIDES
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