Open AccessClinical and morphological features of elastolytic granulomas
Author(s) -
А. В. Патрушев,
В. Р. Хайрутдинов,
И. Э. Белоусова,
А. В. Самцов
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
vestnik dermatologii i venerologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2313-6294
pISSN - 0042-4609
DOI - 10.25208/0042-4609-2014-90-4-58-67
Subject(s) - granuloma , etiology , pathology , pathogenesis , medicine , dermatology
The authors discuss current data on the classification, etiology and pathogenesis, clinical picture, pathologic features and treatment options of elastolytic granulomas (EGs). The authors disclose main aspects of elastolysis and elastophagocytosis development. Three cases of diseases from the EG group - actinic granuloma and annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma -are described for the first time in the Russian literature.