Author/Authors :
Türkmen, M Ege Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Dermatoloji, Turkey , Ertam, İ Ege Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Dermatoloji, Turkey , Kandiloğlu, G Ege Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Patoloji, Turkey , Dereli, T Ege Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Dermatoloji, Turkey
Title Of Article :
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.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
subcutaneous granuloma annulare , rheumatoid nodule , palisading granuloma
JournalTitle :
Ege Journal Of Medicine
