Favre-Racouchot Disease Provoked by UV-A1 and UV-B Exposure

Favre–Racouchot disease: systematic review and possible therapeutic strategies

“…The importance of UV radiation in the pathogenesis of FRD was also confirmed by a work from Hedelund and Wulf, who presented a case with a mild form of FRD spontaneously disappearing during winter without any treatment . The authors also performed a provocation test using both UV‐A1 and UV‐B irradiation.…”

“…), and the vast majority of cases were localized in the periorbital and malar regions, which are by definition chronically sun‐exposed anatomical sites . However, cases involving the trunk, the forearms or the neck have been described . Fourteen cases of unilateral FRD are described in the literature: they were mainly linked to unilateral occupational UV exposure (e.g.…”

Unilateral Favre-Racouchot Disease: Evidence for the Etiological Role of Chronic Solar Damage

“…These observations support the notion of Favre and Racouchot that the disease does not simply represent a consequence of aging but is rather related to solar irradiation. Experimental support of this notion is rendered by a report on the induction of comedones by irradiation with either UVB or UVA1 in an individual with a previous history of Favre-Racouchot disease [8]. Epidermal inclusion cysts can also be induced by UVB treatment in hairless mice [9,10].…”

Favre-Racouchot syndrome associated with eyelid papilloma:a case report

“…The clinical manifestations of multiple open and closed comedones, with yellowish nodules of elastotic materials in a middle-aged to elderly indivi-dual are sufficient for the diagnosis of Favre-Racouchot syndrome. Favre-Racouchot most commonly presents in elderly white men with a history of long-term sun exposure, heavy smoking and, although rare, a history of radiation exposure[2]–[4].…”