Annular Elastolytic Giant Cell Granuloma: A Rare Case Report
Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma (AEGCG) falls under the category of elastolytic granulomas. The histologic findings of a granulomatous dermatitis with loss of elastic fibres and elastophagocytosis are characteristic of AEGCG. It is a rare lesion and only a few cases have been documented. It...
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| description | Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma (AEGCG) falls under the category of elastolytic granulomas. The histologic findings of a granulomatous dermatitis with loss of elastic fibres and elastophagocytosis are characteristic of AEGCG. It is a rare lesion and only a few cases have been documented. It predominantly affects males and typically manifests in individuals during their fourth to seventh decades of life. Clinically, it presents in the sun-exposed areas of the face, neck, arms, and upper back with papules and erythematous or skin-colored annular plaques having raised erythematous borders. We report the case of a 27-year-old male who came to the dermatology outpatient department with a chronic history of multiple skin-colored papules spread over his chest, back, and extremities. Histopathology was diagnostic of AEGCG. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-661ad3b3f97344828bf1bad10e01584e2025-01-17T10:48:52ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dermatopathology and Diagnostic Dermatology2349-60292024-12-01112464810.4103/ijdpdd.ijdpdd_29_24Annular Elastolytic Giant Cell Granuloma: A Rare Case ReportMansi AgarwalShruti SharmaPrashant VermaParidhi SinghAnnular elastolytic giant cell granuloma (AEGCG) falls under the category of elastolytic granulomas. The histologic findings of a granulomatous dermatitis with loss of elastic fibres and elastophagocytosis are characteristic of AEGCG. It is a rare lesion and only a few cases have been documented. It predominantly affects males and typically manifests in individuals during their fourth to seventh decades of life. Clinically, it presents in the sun-exposed areas of the face, neck, arms, and upper back with papules and erythematous or skin-colored annular plaques having raised erythematous borders. We report the case of a 27-year-old male who came to the dermatology outpatient department with a chronic history of multiple skin-colored papules spread over his chest, back, and extremities. Histopathology was diagnostic of AEGCG.https://doi.org/10.4103/ijdpdd.ijdpdd_29_24elastolyticelastophagocytosisgiant cellgranuloma |
| spellingShingle | Mansi Agarwal Shruti Sharma Prashant Verma Paridhi Singh Annular Elastolytic Giant Cell Granuloma: A Rare Case Report Indian Journal of Dermatopathology and Diagnostic Dermatology elastolytic elastophagocytosis giant cell granuloma |
| title | Annular Elastolytic Giant Cell Granuloma: A Rare Case Report |
| title_full | Annular Elastolytic Giant Cell Granuloma: A Rare Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Annular Elastolytic Giant Cell Granuloma: A Rare Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Annular Elastolytic Giant Cell Granuloma: A Rare Case Report |
| title_short | Annular Elastolytic Giant Cell Granuloma: A Rare Case Report |
| title_sort | annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma a rare case report |
| topic | elastolytic elastophagocytosis giant cell granuloma |
| url | https://doi.org/10.4103/ijdpdd.ijdpdd_29_24 |
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