title: Granuloma annulare in a zoster scar of a patient with multiple myeloma.
abstract: Granuloma annulare (GA) is a common benign inflammatory skin disorder with an unknown pathogenesis. Granuloma annulare occurring in prior sites of herpes zoster (HZ) infection is rarely reported; however, it is the most common granulomatous reaction described at these sites. We report a case of localized GA on scars of prior HZ infection in a patient with multiple myeloma who had received an autologous peripheral stem cell transplant (PSCT). This patient's GA was successfully treated with intralesional corticosteroid injections.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: Navid
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ezra
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahdout
authors.forename: Jennifer C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Haley
authors.forename: Melvin W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D002921:Cicatrix; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016460:Granuloma Annulare / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D036102:Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide