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Follicular pustulous granuloma annulare
Author(s) -
VargasDÍez,
FealCortizas,
Fraga,
Fernández-Herrera,
GarcÍa-DÍez
Publication year - 1998
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.1365-2133.1998.02284.x
Subject(s) - granuloma annulare , follicular phase , pathology , medicine , perforation , mucin , dermatology , granuloma , materials science , punching , metallurgy
We report a 73‐year‐old woman presenting with recurrent eruptions of generalized follicular pustules. Histological examination revealed several palisading necrobiotic granulomas with mucin deposits, with a perifollicular distribution. A dense neutrophilic infiltrate in the upper portion of affected follicular structures gave rise to pustulous lesions. Scaly papules and pseudovesiculous lesions over the palms with deeper necrobiotic granulomas involving sweat glands and epidermal perforation coexisted in some of the eruptions with generalized pustules. We propose the term follicular pustulous granuloma annulare for this peculiar form of granuloma annulare, which widens the clinicopathological spectrum of presentation of this disease.