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Lack of Response to Isotretinoin in Annular Elastolytic Giant Cell Granuloma
Author(s) -
Basak Pinar Y.,
Icke Ilkay,
Akkaya Vahide B.,
Basak Kayhan
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2004.tb00576.x
Subject(s) - isotretinoin , medicine , granuloma , disease , giant cell , pathology , dermatology , acne
Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma is a rare disease characterized by annular configurated lesions with typical histopathologic findings. We report a case of annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma in a 50‐year‐old male patient. Treatment modalities for this disease are limited and mostly unsatisfactory, although isotretinoin was found to be effective in a single case. However, systemic isotretinoin treatment of 12 weeks' duration was of no benefit in the presented case.