Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma causes an irreversible disappearance of the elastic fibres

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 365-368

  Pock, Lumir ^a,c,d   Blazkova J ^b   Caloudova H ^b   Varjassyova I ^b   Konkolova R ^c   Hercogova J ^c  

^a Dermatopathology Laboratory   (Czech Republic)

^b Department of Dermatology ^*  (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d Dermatohispathology Laboratory   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma; Clinical picture; Differential diagnosis; Histopathology; Irreversible loss of elastic fibres

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PENICILLIN V; PREDNISONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOPLASM; ELASTIC FIBER; ERYTHEMA; GIANT CELL; GIANT CELL GRANULOMA; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; PAPULE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN SURFACE; TICK BITE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELASTIC TISSUE; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; GRANULOMA, GIANT CELL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 2442617260     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00912.x     Document Type: Article

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