title: Periocular granuloma annulare in four children.
abstract: Subcutaneous granuloma annulare is a skin condition that occurs on the lower extremities, hands, and scalp of healthy children. It rarely occurs in the periocular area, and when it does, the annular pattern is often absent. Histopathology is diagnostic and shows palisading histiocytes around areas of necrobiosis. Although benign in nature, the lesions tend to multiply, grow in size, and often recur. They usually resolve spontaneously and do not require treatment. Four cases of periocular subcutaneous granuloma annulare, from four different geographical areas, were identified through on-line postings on the worldwide mailing list of the Organization for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (http://lists.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/ped-ophth-1). These 4 patients are reported here, and a brief review of the literature is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. ide@umn.edu
authors.forename: Inge
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: De Becker
authors.forename: C Gail
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Summers
authors.forename: Valda
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kaye
authors.forename: Elias I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Traboulsi
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schoenfield
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Markowitz
authors.forename: Gregg T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Lueder
authors.forename: George J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Harocopos
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D016460:Granuloma Annulare / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000473:pathology*