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Pseudorheumatoid Nodule (Deep Granuloma Annulare) of Childhood: Clinicopathologic Features of Twenty Patients
Author(s) -
Evans Margaret J.,
Blessing Karen,
Gray Elizabeth S.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1994.tb00064.x
Subject(s) - medicine , granuloma annulare , nodule (geology) , lesion , rheumatoid nodule , foot (prosody) , dermatology , granuloma , surgery , pathology , disease , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , biology
Pseudorheumatold nodule of childhood is seen uncommonly by pathologists and is thought to be a variant of granuloma annoIan. We report a series Of 20 patients (13 M, 7F)age1 to 17 years. Fourteen lesions arose on the front of the tower limb, and 14 children had numerous lesions at diagnosis. Seven developed some form of recurrence, except for one case occurring at the site of the original lesion. Only one patient had a weakly positive rheumatoid factor, and was the patient with remote recurrence. As a significant number of lesions arose around the foot when the child was beginning to walk or starting to wear shoes, It la suggested that trauma plays a role in the development of some of these lesions.