title: Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma.
abstract: Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma (AEGCG) is a clinical and histological entity, which has been described previously in various different terms. Knowledge of AEGCG is of importance, since its misdiagnosis may lead to improper therapy; e.g. longterm tuberculostatic or corticosteroid treatment. In the present paper two patients with typical AEGCG are described and the clinical and histological differential diagnosis is discussed in detail.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008177:Lupus Vulgaris / Q000175:diagnosis; D009335:Necrobiosis Lipoidica / Q000175:diagnosis; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*