Favre Racouchot Disease: Presentation of a Clinical Case

Abstract

Favre-Racouchot disease is a condition caused by accumulated solar damage, which leads to the degeneration of the skin. Risk factors include smoking, age over 50, and occupational exposure to high levels of sunlight, such as among farmers and fishermen. Cases have also been documented in patients who have received radiotherapy. Clinically, it manifests as multiple comedones and follicular cysts, primarily yellow in color, in the periorbital region. The diagnosis is primarily clinical. Treatment is based on topical retinoids, dermabrasion, manual extraction of comedones, and, in severe cases, surgical excision of the lesions.