Gnathophyma

Gnathophyma involves swelling of the chin.^[1]:693 It is a type of lesion associated with rosacea, a common chronic inflammatory skin disorder of the sebaceous (oily and fatty) glands characterized by redness, swelling, and acne-like pustules. Other lesions associated with rosacea, which affects about 10 percent of fair-skinned people normally between the ages of 30 and 50, include rhinophyma (enlarged nose), metophyma (enlarged cushion-like swelling of the forehead), blepharophyma (swelling of the eyelids), and ptophyma (a cauliflower-like swelling of the earlobes). Treatment for mild to moderate cases includes an oral antibiotic or topical gel or cream. ^[2]

See also

• List of cutaneous conditions
• Phymas in rosacea

References

1. Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
2. Wolff, Klauss (2013). Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, Seventh Edition. New York: McGraw Hill Professional. pp. 130–132. ISBN 9780071793032.