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Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma--case report
Rossana Ruth da Veiga Gonçalves1, Mario Fernando Ribeiro de Miranda, Fernanda de Oliveira Viana
1Serviço de Dermatologia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.
Abstract:
Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma is a rare granulomatous skin disease characterized histologically by phagocytosis of elastic fibers by multinucleated giant cells and clinically by annular patches with elevated borders and atrophic centers found mainly on sun-exposed skin. The pathogenesis of the disease is controversial. We report the case of a 44-year-old woman with classical clinical and histological findings of the disease whose condition improved when hydroxychloroquine was administered over a four-week period.
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