title: Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma in association with Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
abstract: Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma (AEGCG) is a rare granulomatous skin disease characterized clinically by annular plaques with elevated borders and atrophic centers found mainly on sun-exposed skin and histologically by diffuse granulomatous infiltrates composed of multinucleated giant cells, histiocytes and lymphocytes in the dermis along with phagocytosis of elastic fibers by multinucleated giant cells. We report a case of AEGCG in a 50-year-old woman and is highlighted for the classical clinical and histological findings of the disease and its rare co-existence with Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and STD, Vinayaka Mission's Medical College and Hospital, Karaikal, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: Rishi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and STD, Vinayaka Mission's Medical College and Hospital, Karaikal, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arunprasath
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and STD, Vinayaka Mission's Medical College and Hospital, Karaikal, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Padmavathy
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and STD, Vinayaka Mission's Medical College and Hospital, Karaikal, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Srivenkateswaran
keywords: Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma; Hashimoto's thyroiditis; mid-dermal elastolysis