Granuloma Annulare, Rheumatoid Arthritis - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

granuloma annulare rheumatoid arthritis

Body Site

total body elbow arm

Age

58 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

annular

Color

purple

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

symmetric generalized, disseminated

Comments

This 58 year old man, with a history of debilitating rheumatoid arthritis now in remission, developed disseminated asymptomatic round and annular violaceous papules and plaques 1 year earlier. A punch biopsy from a plaque showed changes typical of granuloma annulare.

Description

symmetric disseminated round and annular 1-5 cm red to violaceous plaques

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11/24/2002 21:31:22

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