BACKGROUND Granuloma annulare is a granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Various therapies have been tried in disseminated granuloma annulare (DGA), including corticosteroids, several variants of psoralen plus ultraviolet-A radiation, ultraviolet- A1 radiation, systemic retinoids, and dapsone, with variable success. We report a patient with recalcitrant DGA who was treated with fumaric aci...

BACKGROUND Hyaline ring granuloma (HRG) is an uncommon histopathologic finding of unsolved etiopathogenesis. According to the exogenous theory, HRG develops due to implantation of foreign material, most probably indigestible plant fragments. HRG is a comparatively rare condition in humans, mostly involving the oral cavity with very rare extraoral locations. CASE PRESENTATION An 1-year-old mix...

To cite: Mestre T, Rodrigues AM, Cardoso J. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-205883 DESCRIPTION Granuloma annulare is a granulomatous skin disease of unknown aetiology. It is more common in women and has a disseminated form in 10–15% of patients. A small portion of these patients have an associated disease such as diabetes mellitus, viral infe...

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), also designated as histiocytosis-X or eosinophilic granuloma, is an uncommon dendritic cell disorder characterized by the infiltration of abnormally proliferating Langerhans cells into 1 or more organs.1 The clinical presentation of LCH varies depending on the site(s) of involvement and aggressiveness of disease. In children, it may present as LettererSiwe d...

A full-term female newborn, with no significant past medical history, was referred to our department for treatment of an acute respiratory distress syndrome of neurological origin at day 8 of life. At birth, she presented with 3 small angiomatous papules and 4 subcutaneous nodules suggestive of neonatal haemangiomatosis (NH) (Fig. 1). A brain MRI revealed a highly vascularised brain stem tumour...

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