Autoimmunity-related granulomatous dermatitis in association with hepatitis.
OBJECTIVE
Both interstitial granulomatous dermatitis (IGD) and palisaded neutrophilic granulomatous dermatitis (PNGD) are rare disorders typically associated with systemic autoimmune conditions. They probably represent different aspects of a disease spectrum encompassing the concept of autoimmunity-related granulomatous dermatitis (ARGD).


METHODS
A 61-year-old woman presented with ARGD and autoimmune hepatitis. The clinical presentation suggested PNGD, while histopathology was consistent with IGD.


CONCLUSIONS
The association of ARGD with autoimmune hepatitis is apparently a rare event. The present case shows that the clinicopathological correlation in ARGD does not always clearly fit with the classical presentations of IGD or PNGD.
Department of Dermatology, Regional Hospital Citadelle, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Grégory
G
Szepetiuk
Marianne
M
Lesuisse
Gérald E
GE
Piérard
Pascale
P
Quatresooz
Claudine
C
Piérard-Franchimont