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Subcutaneous granuloma
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Med Surg. 2007 Jun;26(2) : 96-9. Subcutaneous granuloma annulare is a rare clinicopathologic variant of granuloma annulare, characterized by subcutaneous nodules that may appear alone or in association with intradermal lesions. The pathogenesis of this deep variant of granuloma annulare remains uncertain. Subcutaneous granuloma annulare appears more frequently in children and young adults, and the lesions consist of subcutaneous nodules with no inflammatory appearance at the skin surface, most commonly located on the anterior aspects of the lower legs, hands, head, and buttocks. Usually, subcutaneous granuloma annulare is an authentic and exclusive panniculitic process with no dermal participation, although in 25% of the patients lesions of subcutaneous granuloma annulare coexist with the classic findings of granuloma annulare in the dermis. Histopathologically, subcutaneous granuloma annulare consist of areas of basophilic degeneration of collagen bundles with peripheral palisading granulomas involving the connective tissue septa of the subcutis. Usually, the area of necrobiosis in subcutaneous granuloma annulare is larger than in the dermal counterpart. The central necrobiotic areas contain increased amounts of connective tissue mucin and nuclear dust from neutrophils between the degenerated collagen bundles. Eosinophils are more common in subcutaneous granuloma annulare than in the dermal counterpart. There are not descriptions of subcutaneous granuloma annulare showing a histopathologic pattern of the so-called incomplete or interstitial variant. Histopathologic differential diagnosis of subcutaneous granuloma annulare includes rheumatoid nodule, necrobiosis lipoidica and epithelioid sarcoma. Treatment of recalcitrant disseminated granuloma annulare with hydroxyurea.J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Mar;58(3):525 |
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Granuloma annulare of the eyelid in a child: an atypical
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Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2007 Apr;134(4 Pt 1):381-3. BACKGROUND: Granuloma annulare is a common form of dermatosis in children and young adults. Lesions are typically found on the hands, the feet and the extensor surfaces of the limbs, and occasionally on the trunk. We report a case original in terms of its palpebral localization. CASE-REPORT: A 5 year-old girl consulted for papular lesions on the eyelids. The clinical examination revealed papules on the right lower eyelid measuring 8 mm, on the left lower eyelid measuring 5 mm and on the right upper eyelid measuring 3 mm. Laboratory tests including serum glucose, lipids and calcium as well as a complete blood count proved normal. Biopsy showed granulomatous lesions: a region of central necrosis surrounded by a palisade of inflammatory cells confirmed the diagnosis of granuloma annulare. The lesions disappeared in a few weeks without treatment. DISCUSSION: To our knowledge, 44 cases of granuloma annulare of the periorbital area have been reported, of which 19 concerned children. This presentation represents an atypical localization of granuloma annulare which must not be confused with many other palpebral disorders. Biopsy is necessary to confirm the diagnosis. |
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