Multiple Granuloma Annulare in a 2-year-old Child

Granuloma annulare is a benign, self-limiting, inflammatory and granulomatous disease of unknown etiology occurring in both adults and children. An 18-month-old male child had multiple progressive annular plaques over the lower extremities. Clinical and histopathological features were consistent wit...

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Autores principales: Siddalingappa, Karjigi, Murthy, Sambasiviah Chidambara, Herakal, Kallappa, Kusuma, Marganahalli Ramachandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Materias:
E-IJD Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4681227/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26677301
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.169158
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Sumario:Granuloma annulare is a benign, self-limiting, inflammatory and granulomatous disease of unknown etiology occurring in both adults and children. An 18-month-old male child had multiple progressive annular plaques over the lower extremities. Clinical and histopathological features were consistent with granuloma annulare. Localized granuloma annulare is the most common form in children. We report a young child with multiple, progressive granuloma annulare over the lower extremities.

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