PMC4710411_01
(A and B) More than 20 crusted and ulcerated lesions can be seen on the face, with involvement of the forehead, eyelid, nose, cheeks as well as the upper lip. (C) The larger ulcerated lesion is clearly draining purulent secretion. (D) Patient's face after treatment shows that most lesions left no scar.
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On examination the patient had 178 lesions of different sizes and aspects; ulcerated, crusted (Figure 1A and B ), papular, nodular, and pustular. Many had apparent bacterial superinfections (Figure 1C). Over the following 6-month period of treatment, the lesions healed completely, many leaving no scars (Figure 1D).