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Lack of an association between granuloma annulare
and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Nebesio C.L.,
Lewis C.,
Chuang TY.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.0007-0963.2001.04527.x
Subject(s) - medicine , psoriasis , granuloma annulare , incidence (geometry) , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , dermatology , population , surgery , endocrinology , physics , environmental health , optics
Summary Background Conflicting reports have been published regarding whether a relationship exists between granuloma annulare (GA) and diabetes mellitus (DM). Objectives To evaluate the prevalence of DM in patients with GA using a case–control design. Methods The incidence of DM was determined in 126 patients with GA. Fifty of the 126 patients with GA were further compared with an age‐, sex‐ and race‐matched population of psoriasis patients seen during a similar time period in the same clinical setting. Results Eleven (9%) of 126 GA patients suffered from type 2 DM. In the matched comparison of 50 patients, 11 (22%) GA patients and 10 (20%) psoriasis patients suffered from type 2 DM. Conclusions This case–control study failed to reveal any statistically significant correlation between GA and type 2 DM.