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| Gross      = usu. arms and hands, papules
| Gross      = usu. arms and hands, papules
| Grossing  =
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[skin]]
| Site      = [[skin]] - esp. antecubital fossae
| Assdx      =
| Assdx      =
| Syndromes  =
| Syndromes  =
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'''Granuloma annulare''' is relatively uncommon problem in [[dermatopathology]].
'''Granuloma annulare''' is relatively uncommon problem in [[dermatopathology]].


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*Benign and self-limited condition.
*Benign and self-limited condition.
*Etiology unknown - may be assoc. with trauma.<ref name=Ref_Derm51>{{Ref Derm|51}}</ref>
*Etiology unknown - may be assoc. with trauma.<ref name=Ref_Derm51>{{Ref Derm|51}}</ref>
**Associations: trauma, infections, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, thyroid disease, malignancy, medications.<ref name=pmid32941717>{{cite journal |authors=Fox JD, Aramin H, Ghiam N, Freedman JB, Romanelli P |title=Secukinumab-associated localized granuloma annulare (SAGA): a case report and review of the literature |journal=Dermatol Online J |volume=26 |issue=8 |pages= |date=August 2020 |pmid=32941717 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*A deep GA can mimic a [[rheumatoid nodule]]; may be called a ''pseudorheumatoid nodule''.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Barzilai | first1 = A. | last2 = Huszar | first2 = M. | last3 = Shpiro | first3 = D. | last4 = Nass | first4 = D. | last5 = Trau | first5 = H. | title = Pseudorheumatoid nodules in adults: a juxta-articular form of nodular granuloma annulare. | journal = Am J Dermatopathol | volume = 27 | issue = 1 | pages = 1-5 | month = Feb | year = 2005 | doi =  | PMID = 15677968 }}</ref>
*A deep GA can mimic a [[rheumatoid nodule]]; may be called a ''pseudorheumatoid nodule''.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Barzilai | first1 = A. | last2 = Huszar | first2 = M. | last3 = Shpiro | first3 = D. | last4 = Nass | first4 = D. | last5 = Trau | first5 = H. | title = Pseudorheumatoid nodules in adults: a juxta-articular form of nodular granuloma annulare. | journal = Am J Dermatopathol | volume = 27 | issue = 1 | pages = 1-5 | month = Feb | year = 2005 | doi =  | PMID = 15677968 }}</ref>


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Image:Granuloma_annulare.jpg | Granuloma annulare. (WC)
Image:Granuloma_annulare.jpg | Granuloma annulare. (WC)
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==Gross==
*Antecubital fossae.<ref name=pmid32941717/>


==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==
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[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Dermatopathology]]
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