title: Disseminated granuloma annulare as a presentation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
abstract: Localized granuloma annulare is the commonest form of a granulomatous dermatosis characterized by flesh coloured or violaceous papules often arranged in rings. Several rare atypical variants are also reported including disseminated or generalized, subcutaneous and perforating types. There is a predilection for females and a documented association with diabetes mellitus in some cases. Recently it has been suggested that atypical variants of granuloma annulare might be associated with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We describe a patient presenting with extensive generalized granuloma annulare in whom an underlying diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease was confirmed.
authors.affiliation: St John's Dermatology Centre, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: McGregor
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: McGibbon
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D016460:Granuloma Annulare / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male