China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 229-230.doi: 10.12144/zgmfskin202104229

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Diffuse papular annular granuloma: a case report

CHANG Xiaoping1, GU Ankang2, NIE Zhenhua1   

  1. 1 Affiliated Hospital Dermatological Department of Tianjin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300120, China; 2 Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300120, China
  • Online:2021-04-15 Published:2021-04-07
  • Contact: NIE Zhenhua, E-mail: niezhenhua@163.com

Abstract: A 52-year-old female presented with numerous papules on the trunk for more than 2 years with no symptoms. Histopathology showed that the epidermis was normal, and the palisade granuloma was composed of a large number of tissue cells and a few multinucleated giant cells around the denatured collagen in the upper and middle dermis. The Alcian blue staining showed the mucin deposition in the center of the lesion.

Key words: annular granuloma, papule type, dissemination