title: Granuloma annulare, patch type.
abstract: A 64-year-old man was referred to the Bellevue Hospital Center Dermatology Clinic for evaluation of an asymptomatic eruption on his left inner arm, which had been present for 4 months and was unresponsive to topical anti-fungal therapy. One month after the initial eruption, 2 similar, asymptomatic lesions appeared on the right inner arm. The lesions were slowly expanding. A biopsy specimen from the left medial arm was consistent with interstitial granuloma annulare. The patient's clinical presentation was consistent with patch-type granuloma annulare. He was treated with a mid-potency topical glucocorticoid twice daily for 4 weeks without benefit. Since the eruption was asymptomatic, treatment was discontinued.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, New York University, USA.
authors.forename: Frank C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Victor
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mengden
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016460:Granuloma Annulare / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*