title: Colocalization of granuloma annulare and mid-dermal elastolysis.
abstract: Mid-dermal elastolysis is an elastic tissue disorder of unknown causation. Various elastic tissue abnormalities have been described in granuloma annulare. To our knowledge, we report the first case illustrating the clinical and histologic colocalization of granuloma annulare and mid-dermal elastolysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0592, USA. adamsbb@email.uc.edu
authors.forename: Brian B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Diya F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Mutasim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D005121:Extremities; D005260:Female; D016460:Granuloma Annulare / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans