Preferred Label : Acanthoma fissuratum;
ICD-11 definition : 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.;
ICD-11 synonym : Spectacle-frame acanthoma; Granuloma fissuratum;
Origin ID : 1395034768;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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.
