Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma (AEGCG) is a very infrequent granulomatous dermatitis characterized by elastolysis and elastophagocytosis. It usually appears in middle-aged Caucasian women and is normally located in sun-exposed areas.We present a case of a 73-year-old woman with hypertension and type II diabetes, who was admitted to the hospital for an ischemic cerebrovascular accident...

Granuloma annulare is a granulomatous disorder of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue, with different clinical types. Generalized granuloma annulare is a rarely encountered clinical entity. We describe a 60-year-old woman with a 4-month history of generalized annular lesions. She had a history of myelocytic leukemia and chronic hepatitis B virus infection. To date, both acute myelocytic leukemia...

Actinic granuloma is a rare, idiopathic disorder of middleaged adults that always appears in sun-exposed skin [1,2]. It is a form of granulomatous dermatosis characterized by annular plaques with central atrophy and raised erythematous margins that are similar to those observed in granuloma annulare (GA) [3]. A 42-year-old man presented with a three-month history of an asymptomatic erythematous...

Cutaneous sarcoidosis is a great imitator and we have to remember this mimicker also in the differential diagnosis of erythematous annular lesions. We report the case of a 50-year- old man with a 7-year history of erythematous, annular or serpiginous, scaly plaques on his scalp, forehead, preauricular region and around his mouth who was misdiagnosed as granuloma annulare.

OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence of dyslipidemia (DLP) among individuals with idiopathic granuloma annulare and to examine associations with disease characteristics and comorbidities, such as metabolic syndrome. DESIGN Case-control study using review of medical records from January 2002 through December 2010. SETTING A university hospital and a health care system. PARTICIPANTS Adults...

O'Brien’s actinic granuloma is a rare skin disease. Controversy continues over whether it should be considered a specific condition or a form of granuloma annulare located in sun-exposed areas. Its pathogenesis is unknown; however, the most widely accepted hypothesis suggests that solar radiation is the triggering factor. This paper describes the case of a 78-year old, fair-skinned male, who pr...

Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma is a condition characterized histologically by damaged elastic fibers associated with preponderance of giant cells along with absence of necrobiosis, lipid, mucin, and pallisading granuloma. It usually occurs on sun-damaged skin and hence the previous name actinic granuloma. A similar process occurs on the conjunctiva. Over the past three decades only fo...

O’Brien’s granuloma is a rare skin disease that presents clinically by grouped red papules that may coalesce into annular plaques on sun damaged skin. The annular plaques have raised erythematous borders (3-5 mm)and slightly atrophic center [1].The hypo pigmented central regions are distributed mainly in sun-exposed areas. The sites of predilection include the neck, face, chest and arms. Early ...