Subkutan granüloma annulare

Türkmen M; Ertam İ; Kandiloğlu G; Dereli T

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Subcutaneous granuloma annulare

Abstract

A 5-year old boy presented with a two year history of painless, firm, mobile subcutaneous nodules on his lower extremities. Histopathologic examination of one of these nodules revealed palisading granuloma. Rheumatoid factor and other immunologic markers were negative. After exclusion of rheumatic artritis by evaluation with clinical and laboratuary findings, he was diagnosed with ‘subcutaneous granuloma annulare (SGA)'. SGA, known as benign rheumatoid nodule or pseudorheumatoid nodule, is a benign granulomatous disease of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. It is characterized by painless, mobile, subcutaneous nodules with no inflammatory appearance at the skin surface, most commonly located on the anterior aspects of the extremities, palmo-plantar area and head. The patient should be evaluated carefully since SGA resembles rheumatoid nodules, both clinically and on histopathologic examination. Here a case of SGA is presented because of its typical clinical appearance and is discussed on the basis of a literature review.

Keywords

subcutaneous granuloma annulare, rheumatoid nodule, palisading granuloma

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Primary Language

Turkish

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Authors

Türkmen M

Ertam İ

Kandiloğlu G

Dereli T

Publication Date

March 1, 2011

Submission Date

March 1, 2011

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Year 2011 Volume: 50 Number: 1

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https://izlik.org/JA48WA48CF

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1.Türkmen M, Ertam İ, Kandiloğlu G, Dereli T. Subkutan granüloma annulare. EJM [Internet]. 2011 Mar. 1;50(1):49-51. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA48WA48CF

Subcutaneous granuloma annulare

Subcutaneous granuloma annulare

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