Korean J Dermatol.  1982 Jun;20(3):461-465.

A Case of Favre-Racouchot Syndrome

• Chin YW
• Lee JH
• Yang JM
• Lee YS

Abstract

Favre-Racouchot syndrome(nodular elastosis with cysts and comedones) is a peculiar complication of solar elastosis in which comedones, follicular cysts, and nodules of altered elastic tissue occur mainly sround the orbits, on the cheeks, on snd around the nose, and oceasionally in other exposed areas, but sornetimes on the neck or behind the ears. We present a typical case of the Favre-Racouchot syndrome in a 66 year old man with maxillary cancer. The patient had numerous yellowish cysts and black topped comedones located on the forehead, around the orbits and the nose, on the neck, and also behind the ears of 5 years duration. The histopathology of the lesion showed dilated pilosebaceous openings and epitheliaI lined cysts filled with layered keratin in addition to pronounced solar elastosis.

MeSH Terms

Aged
Cheek
Ear
Elastic Tissue
Facial Dermatoses*
Follicular Cyst
Forehead
Humans
Neck
Nose
Orbit