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Granuloma annulare: A rare dermatological manifestation of diabetes mellitus
Granuloma annulare (GA) is usually a self-limited, benign granulomatous disease of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. It's generalized or disseminated form is associated with underlying diabetes mellitus and at times it precedes the sign and symptoms of diabetes mellitus. We are reporting a ca...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6857419/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31742181 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_616_19 |
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author | Agrawal, Prabhat Pursnani, Nikhil Jose, Roshmy Farooqui, Maaz |
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description | Granuloma annulare (GA) is usually a self-limited, benign granulomatous disease of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. It's generalized or disseminated form is associated with underlying diabetes mellitus and at times it precedes the sign and symptoms of diabetes mellitus. We are reporting a case of a 56-year-old female, who is a known case of type 2 diabetes mellitus she presented to us with symmetric lesions on her trunk, arms, and legs. On further evaluation by the dermatologists, it was established to be lesions of GA. This case has been reported to highlight the incidence and the importance of recognition of this common but rarely diagnosed condition. |
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spelling | pubmed-68574192019-11-18 Granuloma annulare: A rare dermatological manifestation of diabetes mellitus Agrawal, Prabhat Pursnani, Nikhil Jose, Roshmy Farooqui, Maaz J Family Med Prim Care Case Report Granuloma annulare (GA) is usually a self-limited, benign granulomatous disease of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. It's generalized or disseminated form is associated with underlying diabetes mellitus and at times it precedes the sign and symptoms of diabetes mellitus. We are reporting a case of a 56-year-old female, who is a known case of type 2 diabetes mellitus she presented to us with symmetric lesions on her trunk, arms, and legs. On further evaluation by the dermatologists, it was established to be lesions of GA. This case has been reported to highlight the incidence and the importance of recognition of this common but rarely diagnosed condition. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019-10-31 /pmc/articles/PMC6857419/ /pubmed/31742181 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_616_19 Text en Copyright: © 2019 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Agrawal, Prabhat Pursnani, Nikhil Jose, Roshmy Farooqui, Maaz Granuloma annulare: A rare dermatological manifestation of diabetes mellitus |
title | Granuloma annulare: A rare dermatological manifestation of diabetes mellitus |
title_full | Granuloma annulare: A rare dermatological manifestation of diabetes mellitus |
title_fullStr | Granuloma annulare: A rare dermatological manifestation of diabetes mellitus |
title_full_unstemmed | Granuloma annulare: A rare dermatological manifestation of diabetes mellitus |
title_short | Granuloma annulare: A rare dermatological manifestation of diabetes mellitus |
title_sort | granuloma annulare: a rare dermatological manifestation of diabetes mellitus |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6857419/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31742181 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_616_19 |
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