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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

granuloma annulare

Body Site

leg

Age

53 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

purple

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

A healthy 53-year-old woman developed multiple asymptomatic purple plaques on her legs and thighs over a period of several months. Skin biopsy findings were typical of granuloma annulare. Her skin was generally dry and scaly suggestive of ichthyosis vulgaris.

Description

confluent 1-2 cm infiltrated purple plaques with overlying adherent double-edged scale

Categories

granulomatous disorder lumps & bumps (plaques, nodules, tumors)

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2/22/2003 13:44:46

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