title: Granuloma annulare disseminatum responding to fumaric acid esters.
abstract: A 40-year-old man suffered from disseminated granuloma annulare not responding to topical steroids and PUVA-therapy. He was treated with fumaric acid esters and achieved a partial response within 3 weeks, a complete remission after 12 weeks. The literature on fumaric acid esters in granuloma annulare is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany. Wollina-uw@khdf.de
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wollina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005650:Fumarates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016460:Granuloma Annulare / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013607:Tablets; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005650:Fumarates; D013607:Tablets