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Case Report
PMID: 20953027
Generalized granuloma annulare
ML Khatri1 , M Shafi1 , NK Sen2
1 Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine. Al-Fateh University of Medical Sciences, Tripoli, Libya
2 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine. Al-Fateh University of Medical Sciences, Tripoli, Libya
Correspondence Address:
M L Khatri
660 Harrision Avenue. Apt 1009, Boston, MA 02118
Libya
2 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine. Al-Fateh University of Medical Sciences, Tripoli, Libya
Correspondence Address:
M L Khatri
660 Harrision Avenue. Apt 1009, Boston, MA 02118
Libya
| How to cite this article: Khatri M L, Shafi M, Sen N K. Generalized granuloma annulare. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1995;61:367-368 |
Copyright: (C)1995 Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
Abstract
A 35-years-old female patient had generalized pruritic papular lesions, distributed like dermatitis herpetiformis for last 4 years. Histopathologic changes were typical of granuloma annulare with negative results of direct immunofluorescence. The patient did not have association of diabetes mellitus or any other systemic disease. She failed to respond to dapsone therapy and 13-cis-retinoic acid.
Keywords: Generalized granuloma annulare (GGA), Dapsone, 13-cis-retinolc acid
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