Keratosis pilaris atrophicans faciei

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Keratosis pilaris atrophicans faciei (also known as “Folliculitis rubra,” “Keratosis pilaris rubra atrophicans faciei,” “Lichen pilare,” “Ulerythema ophryogenes,” and “Xerodermi pilaire symmetrique de la face”) begins in infancy as follicular papules with perifollicular erythema.[1]:762 Initially, the lesions are restricted to the lateral eyebrows, but with time spread to involve the cheeks and forehead, and may also be associated with keratosis pilaris on the extremities and buttocks.[1]:762

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