Interstitial type granuloma annulare associated with Sjögren's syndrome.
We describe a case of granuloma annulare (GA) associated with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) in a 69-year-old woman. She complained of erythematous plaques on the left forearm and neck in addition to dry eyes and mouth. The laboratory and clinical findings also fulfilled the criteria for diagnosis of SS. Histopathological examination revealed the features of interstitial type GA. It is not rare that granulomatous diseases are associated with autoimmune diseases. This case indicated that granulomatous diseases and SS are closely related and that GA should be recognized as a cutaneous manifestation associated with autoimmune diseases, including SS.
Department of Dermatology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan. sumikawa@med.shimane-u.ac.jp
Yasuyuki
Y
Sumikawa
Shinichi
S
Ansai
Tetsunori
T
Kimura
Junnosuke
J
Nakamura
Shigeki
S
Inui
Ichiro
I
Katayama
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000473:pathology; D016460:Granuloma Annulare / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications*