title: Subcutaneous granuloma annulare in a child's palm: a case report.
abstract: We present a rare case of subcutaneous lesions arising in the palm of a 4-year-old girl. Histologic examination of the biopsy specimens showed granulomatous inflammation with focal necrobiosis, which was consistent with subcutaneous granuloma annulare. Subcutaneous granuloma annulare is a self-limited disease and treatment is not required, although recurrence and/or multiple lesions are frequent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Plastic Surgery, Miyagi Children's Hospital and the Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan. jtakeyama@miyagi-children.or.jp
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takeyama
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sanada
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Masahito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatori
authors.forename: Nagisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kunikata
authors.forename: Setsuya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aiba
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D016460:Granuloma Annulare / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006225:Hand; D006644:Histiocytes / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*