A case of annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma.
- Author:
Seong Jin JEON
;
Kee Suck SUH
;
Sang Tae KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Actins;
Elastic Tissue;
Forearm;
Giant Cells*;
Granuloma;
Granuloma Annulare;
Granuloma, Giant Cell*;
Histiocytes;
Humans;
Lymphocytes;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Scalp;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1991;29(1):86-90
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma(AEGC(3) has been called as atypical necrcibiosis lipoidica, Mieschers granuloma of the face and scalp, and actinic granu- Joma and needs differen(iation from granuloma annulare, elastosis perforans serpiginosa and nerrobiosis lipoidica. We report a case of AECCG occurring in a 53-year-old male. The patient. had an annular erythematous plaque measuring 4 cm in diameter with serpiginous raised edges and slightly atrophic centers on the right forearm for 5 years. The histopathologic finding showed patchy dermal infiltration of lymphocytes, histiocytes, and multinucleated giant cells engulfing elastic fibers. The. skin lesion cleared after intrader mal injection cf cortieosteroids.
