Korean J Dermatol.  1986 Apr;24(2):288-291.

A Case of Subcutaneous Granuloma Annulare

• Lee JY
• Park CW
• Cho BK
• Hugh W
• Cho MJ

Abstract

We report herein a case of subcutaneous granuloma annulare occured in a 3-year-old girl who had 7 subcutaneous nodules on the scalp, lumbar area, buttock, right tibial area and both ankles. liistopathologically, multiple foci of complete and incomplete collagen degeneration surrounded by histiocytes in a palisading arrangement were seen in the subcutaneous layer. Some vessel walls were thickened and infiltrated with inflammatory cells and many eosinophils were scattered among the inflamrnatory cell infiltrate around the palisaiing granuloma. Five of the lesions disappeared spontaneously and other s decreased in size without specific treatment in 2 months.

Keyword

Subcutaneous granuloma annulare; Subcutaneous nodules

MeSH Terms

Ankle
Buttocks
Child, Preschool
Collagen
Eosinophils
Female
Granuloma Annulare*
Granuloma*
Histiocytes
Humans
Scalp
Collagen