Catalog

Acanthoma fissuratum

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Acanthoma fissuratum – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1395034768

A distinctive discrete flesh-coloured papule or plaque arising in the retroauricular sulcus or on the side of the nose as a result of pressure and friction from ill-fitting spectacles. The lesion is often centrally grooved where it is in contact with the spectacle frame. It is often painful.