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Granuloma annulare

MedGen UID:
88319
Concept ID:
C0085074
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Granuloma Annulare
SNOMED CT: Granuloma annulare (65508009); GA - granuloma annulare (65508009); Necrobiotic papulosis (65508009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006554

Definition

A localized or generalized inflammatory skin disorder characterized by the formation of papules and ring-shaped plaques in the skin. Morphologically these lesions are granulomatous inflammatory processes with central necrosis surrounded by palisading histiocytes. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGranuloma annulare

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Joshi TP, Duvic M
Am J Clin Dermatol 2022 Jan;23(1):37-50. Epub 2021 Sep 8 doi: 10.1007/s40257-021-00636-1. PMID: 34495491Free PMC Article
Chu S, Michelle L, Ekelem C, Sung CT, Rojek N, Mesinkovska NA
Arch Dermatol Res 2021 Aug;313(6):391-430. Epub 2020 Nov 5 doi: 10.1007/s00403-020-02152-4. PMID: 33151346
Trayes KP, Savage K, Studdiford JS
Am Fam Physician 2018 Sep 1;98(5):283-291. PMID: 30216021

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hoffmann JHO, Enk AH
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2020 Dec;18(12):1449-1467. doi: 10.1111/ddg.14319. PMID: 33373143
Terziroli Beretta-Piccoli B, Mainetti C, Peeters MA, Laffitte E
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2018 Feb;54(1):131-146. doi: 10.1007/s12016-017-8666-8. PMID: 29352388
Asai J
J Dermatol 2017 Mar;44(3):297-303. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.13662. PMID: 28256762
Wick MR
Semin Diagn Pathol 2017 May;34(3):301-311. Epub 2016 Dec 14 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2016.12.003. PMID: 28094163
Dodiuk-Gad RP, Shear NH
Dermatol Clin 2015 Jul;33(3):525-39. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2015.03.015. PMID: 26143430

Diagnosis

Joshi TP, Duvic M
Am J Clin Dermatol 2022 Jan;23(1):37-50. Epub 2021 Sep 8 doi: 10.1007/s40257-021-00636-1. PMID: 34495491Free PMC Article
Sanches MM, Roda Â, Pimenta R, Filipe PL, Freitas JP
Acta Med Port 2019 Jun 28;32(6):459-465. doi: 10.20344/amp.10738. PMID: 31292028
Trayes KP, Savage K, Studdiford JS
Am Fam Physician 2018 Sep 1;98(5):283-291. PMID: 30216021
Terziroli Beretta-Piccoli B, Mainetti C, Peeters MA, Laffitte E
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2018 Feb;54(1):131-146. doi: 10.1007/s12016-017-8666-8. PMID: 29352388
Lima AL, Illing T, Schliemann S, Elsner P
Am J Clin Dermatol 2017 Aug;18(4):541-553. doi: 10.1007/s40257-017-0275-z. PMID: 28374407

Therapy

Balazic E, Axler E, Konisky H, Khanna U, Kobets K
J Cosmet Dermatol 2023 Feb;22(2):410-417. Epub 2022 Oct 31 doi: 10.1111/jocd.15445. PMID: 36208009
Joshi TP, Duvic M
Am J Clin Dermatol 2022 Jan;23(1):37-50. Epub 2021 Sep 8 doi: 10.1007/s40257-021-00636-1. PMID: 34495491Free PMC Article
Hughes TK, Wadsworth MH 2nd, Gierahn TM, Do T, Weiss D, Andrade PR, Ma F, de Andrade Silva BJ, Shao S, Tsoi LC, Ordovas-Montanes J, Gudjonsson JE, Modlin RL, Love JC, Shalek AK
Immunity 2020 Oct 13;53(4):878-894.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2020.09.015. PMID: 33053333Free PMC Article
Lima AL, Illing T, Schliemann S, Elsner P
Am J Clin Dermatol 2017 Aug;18(4):541-553. doi: 10.1007/s40257-017-0275-z. PMID: 28374407
Keimig EL
Dermatol Clin 2015 Jul;33(3):315-29. Epub 2015 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2015.03.001. PMID: 26143416

Prognosis

Barbieri JS, Rodriguez O, Rosenbach M, Margolis D
JAMA Dermatol 2021 Jul 1;157(7):824-830. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.1847. PMID: 34106215Free PMC Article
Hoffmann JHO, Enk AH
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2020 Dec;18(12):1449-1467. doi: 10.1111/ddg.14319. PMID: 33373143
Sanches MM, Roda Â, Pimenta R, Filipe PL, Freitas JP
Acta Med Port 2019 Jun 28;32(6):459-465. doi: 10.20344/amp.10738. PMID: 31292028
Heymann WR
J Am Acad Dermatol 2018 Nov;79(5):822-823. Epub 2018 Sep 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.08.036. PMID: 30179637
Gutiérrez-González E, Pereiro M Jr, Toribio J
Dermatol Clin 2015 Jul;33(3):331-41. Epub 2015 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2015.03.002. PMID: 26143417

Clinical prediction guides

Albert M, Maruani A, Leducq S
J Pediatr 2023 Jun;257:113392. Epub 2023 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.03.006. PMID: 36948386
Rodríguez-Garijo N, Tomás-Velázquez A, Estenaga A, Antoñanzas J, Segurado-Rodríguez MA, García-Tobar L, Idoate MA, García-Martínez FJ
J Ultrasound 2022 Jun;25(2):289-295. Epub 2021 Jan 16 doi: 10.1007/s40477-020-00532-0. PMID: 33453055Free PMC Article
Barbieri JS, Rodriguez O, Rosenbach M, Margolis D
JAMA Dermatol 2021 Jul 1;157(7):824-830. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.1847. PMID: 34106215Free PMC Article
Muse M, Prohaska J, Shah M, White W, Appel J
Dermatol Online J 2021 Apr 15;27(4) PMID: 33999585
Goucha S, Khaled A, Kharfi M, Fazaa B, Zermani R, Ben Jilani S, Kamoun MR
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2008 Dec;143(6):359-63. PMID: 19169208

Recent systematic reviews

Albert M, Maruani A, Leducq S
J Pediatr 2023 Jun;257:113392. Epub 2023 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.03.006. PMID: 36948386
Mukovozov IM, Kashetsky N, Richer V
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 2022 Jul;38(4):301-310. Epub 2021 Dec 15 doi: 10.1111/phpp.12756. PMID: 34875119
Chu S, Michelle L, Ekelem C, Sung CT, Rojek N, Mesinkovska NA
Arch Dermatol Res 2021 Aug;313(6):391-430. Epub 2020 Nov 5 doi: 10.1007/s00403-020-02152-4. PMID: 33151346
Shah N, Shah M, Drucker AM, Shear NH, Ziv M, Dodiuk-Gad RP
Am J Clin Dermatol 2021 Jan;22(1):39-53. doi: 10.1007/s40257-020-00566-4. PMID: 33108647
Lukács J, Schliemann S, Elsner P
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2015 Aug;29(8):1467-80. Epub 2015 Feb 4 doi: 10.1111/jdv.12976. PMID: 25651003

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