Favre-Racouchot disease

Patterson, Wanda M. MD
Fox, Michael D. MD
Schwartz, Robert A. MD, MPH

Dermatology and Pathology, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ and Emergency Medicine, Marin General Hospital, Marin, CA, USA

Correspondence Robert A. Schwartz, MD, MPH, Dermatology, New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103–2714, USA. E-mail: [email protected]

International Journal of Dermatology 43(3):p 167-169, March 2004.

Solar elastosis with comedones studding the central face is often referred to as Favre-Racouchot disease. These open and cystically dilated comedones tend to appear in the periorbital region of the face. The clinical manifestations, pathogenesis and current treatment of this disorder are reviewed.