Granuloma annulare: Pathogenesis, disease associations and triggers, and therapeutic options

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 467-479

  Piette, Evan W ^a   Rosenbach, Misha ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma; granuloma annulare; granulomatous dermatitis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; COMPLICATION; PATHOLOGY;

GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HUMANS;

EID: 85015676111     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.03.055     Document Type: Review

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