Deep Granuloma Annulare Mimicking Inflamed Cysts in a Teenager

Emily L Guo; Catherine A Degesys; Richard Jahan-Tigh; Audrey Chan

doi:10.1111/pde.13137

Deep Granuloma Annulare Mimicking Inflamed Cysts in a Teenager

Pediatr Dermatol. 2017 Jul;34(4):e207-e208. doi: 10.1111/pde.13137. Epub 2017 Apr 17.

Authors

Emily L Guo¹, Catherine A Degesys², Richard Jahan-Tigh³, Audrey Chan⁴

Affiliations

¹ Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
² Department of Dermatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
³ Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.

PMID: 28419540
DOI: 10.1111/pde.13137

Abstract

We describe deep granuloma annulare (DGA) of the forehead mimicking inflamed cysts. Reactive inflammation and sterile purulent drainage may be an underrecognized feature of DGA.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cysts / diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Granuloma Annulare / diagnosis*
Granuloma Annulare / surgery
Humans
Inflammation
Male
Skin / pathology*