All that glitters isn’t gold: an unexpected diagnosis in a facial lesion

James W. Dickens; Alison M. Burgess; Hannah E. Wainman; Andrew M. Borman; O. Martin Williams; Julia M. Colston; Naomi Carson; Jonathan Potts

doi:10.1093/ced/llaf445

All that glitters isn’t gold: an unexpected diagnosis in a facial lesion

James W. Dickens^*
, Alison M. Burgess
, Hannah E. Wainman
, Andrew M. Borman
, O. Martin Williams
, Julia M. Colston
, Naomi Carson
, Jonathan Potts

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A 34-year-old Somali woman presented to the Dermatology clinic with a 1-year history of a lesion on her right cheek, which was occasionally painful, itchy and inflamed. A punch biopsy identified foreign-body type inflammation surrounding budding yeast forms with refractile brown cell walls, in keeping with chromoblastomycosis. We discuss the histopathological features and management of this implantation mycosis, in this case presenting at an atypical site.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	333-336
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
Volume	51
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llaf445
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2026
Externally published	Yes

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All that glitters isn’t gold: an unexpected diagnosis in a facial lesion

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