BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To date, reports on the safe and effective laser treatment of disseminated granuloma annulare (GA) are still limited. STUDY DESIGN/PATIENT AND METHODS A 58-year-old Caucasian female with disseminated GA was treated with fractional photothermolysis (FP) using a 1,440-nm Nd:YAG laser. Four lesions on the patient's left upper arm were defined as the "test region" with th...

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease, with an inadequately defined etiology affecting several organ systems. Cutaneous lesions provide important visible clues and an easily accessible source of tissue for histologic examination to reach early diagnosis and management. Along with a brief literature review, we report two cases presenting with rare forms of psoriasiform and annular s...

This comparatively new method of treatment has been used in various centres, with satisfactory results in the last two to three years. Conditions which are suitable for treatment are lichen planus, lichen simplex chronicus, discoid lupus erythematosus, granuloma annulare, alopecia areata, alopecia totalis, psoriasis, sarcoid of Boeck, keloid, eczema of various types, acute dermatitis medicament...

Transepidermal elimination (TE) is a mechanism whereby foreign or altered constituents can be removed from the dermis. This process involves unique morphologic alterations of the epidermis, which forms a channel and thereby facilitates extrusion of the desired dermal components. The phenomenon of TE may occur as a primary process characterizing disorders, such as elastosis perforans serpiginosa...

We report the case of a 44-year-old Indian male patient who presented with mildly tender isolated papular lesions confined to the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. The histopathology was characteristic of granuloma annulare. There was an excellent response with 4-week treatment with a potent topical steroid ointment and no recurrence was reported at the follow-up one year later. This re...