Diseases

Facial Dermatoses

Skin diseases involving the FACE.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Skin diseases involving the FACE.

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Synonyms

14 entry terms
  • Facial Dermatosis
  • Dermatoses, Facial
  • Dermatosis, Facial
  • Favre-Racouchot Syndrome
  • Nodular Elastoidosis
  • Nodular Elastosis
  • Elastoidoses, Nodular
  • Elastoidosis, Nodular
  • Elastoses, Nodular
  • Elastosis, Nodular
  • Favre Racouchot Syndrome
  • Nodular Elastoidoses
  • Nodular Elastoses
  • Syndrome, Favre-Racouchot

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

consider synonym for dermatitis of face & do not add DERMATITIS unless one of the specific DERMATITIS terms in MeSH; does not include neoplasms of face (= FACIAL NEOPLASMS)

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History Note

FAVRE-RACOUCHOT SYNDROME was heading 1964-96 (see under SKIN DISEASES 1964-90); NODULAR ELASTOIDOSIS was see FAVRE-RACOUCHOT SYNDROME 1992-96

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  1. C17.800w.271

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NLM Classification

WR 140

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Facial Dermatoses. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005148. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005148
  2. Facial Dermatoses. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18555301