Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma: an unusual case with papular lesions

J Dermatol. 1991 Nov;18(11):667-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1991.tb03153.x.

Abstract

A 63-year-old Japanese woman with multiple annular lesions on the bilateral abdomen developed numerous papules on the upper part of the back and forearms. A skin biopsy specimen taken from a papule showed the findings of annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen
  • Elastic Tissue / pathology*
  • Female
  • Granuloma Annulare / pathology*
  • Granuloma, Giant Cell / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin Diseases / pathology*