María Daniela Berben; Marianela Digilio; Ruben Spiner; Griselda Poppi; Daniel Feinsilber

Authors

María Daniela Berben Ramos Mejía Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Marianela Digilio Ramos Mejía Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ruben Spiner Ramos Mejía Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Griselda Poppi Ramos Mejía Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Daniel Feinsilber Ramos Mejía Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Keywords:

granuloma annulare, papular umbilicated granuloma annulare, granulomatous disease

Abstract

Granuloma annulare (GA) is a benign and rare granulomatous disease. It's different clinical presentations include localized, generalized, perforating, subcutaneous, patched, papular and linear forms. It has been proposed that papular umbilicated GA, a distinctive subtype of GA, is the intermediate form between the papular and perforating GA.We present a patient with papular umbilicated GA, with typical clinical features limited to the back of the hands and a favorable response to indicated treatment.

Author Biographies

María Daniela Berben, Ramos Mejía Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Third Year Physician, Specialist in Dermatology, University of Buenos Aires

Marianela Digilio, Ramos Mejía Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Medical Dermatologist

Ruben Spiner, Ramos Mejía Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Staff Dermatologist

Griselda Poppi, Ramos Mejía Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Medical Specialist in Pathological Anatomy

Daniel Feinsilber, Ramos Mejía Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Head of the Dermatology Division

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