Papular elastolytic giant cell granuloma: A clinical variant of annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma or generalized granuloma annulare?

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 647-649

  Morita, Kazumasa ^a   Okamoto, Hiroyuki ^b   Miyachi, Yoshiki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma; Granuloma annulare; Tranilast

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DAPSONE; RETINOID; STEROID; TRANILAST;

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ELASTOLYSIS; GIANT CELL GRANULOMA; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BIOPSY;

AGED; ELASTIC TISSUE; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; GRANULOMA, GIANT CELL; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, PAPULOSQUAMOUS;

EID: 0033406379     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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