Dermoscopic Findings of a Rare Variant of Elastolytic Giant Cell Granuloma: Papular Form

Authors

  • Muhammed Ali Mergen Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
  • Tubanur Çetinarslan Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
  • Peyker Temiz Department of Pathology, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
  • Mustafa Turhan Şahin Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
  • Aylin Türel Ermertcan Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2025-0076

Keywords:

granulomatous dermatitis, annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma, dermoscopy, elastolytic giant cell granuloma, papular form, familial mediterranean fever, O'Brien granuloma

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Mistry AM, Patel R, Mistry M, Menon V. Annular elastolytic giant cell gran. Cureus 2020; 12: e11456. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11456

O’Brien JP. Actinic granuloma. An annular connective tissue disorder affecting sun- and heat-damaged (elastotic) skin. Arch Dermatol 1975; 111: 460–466. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1975.01630160050003

Qian YT, Liu JW, Liu W, Chen T, Tan Y, Ma DL. A retrospective study of 105 patients with elastolytic giant cell granuloma and a proposal for a new clinical classification. Acta Derm Venereol 2022; 102: adv00684. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v102.1985

Chauhan P, Jindal R, Shirazi N. Dermoscopy of annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma in Fitzpatrick skin type V. Indian Dermatol Online J 2022; 13: 820–821. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_849_20

Errichetti E, Cataldi P, Stinco G. Dermoscopy in annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma. J Dermatol 2019; 46: e66–e67. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1346-8138.14539

Kanazawa N. Designation of autoinflammatory skin manifestations with specific genetic backgrounds. Front Immunol 2020; 11: 475. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00475

Kishida D, Nakamura A, Yazaki M, Tsuchiya-Suzuki A, Matsuda M, Ikeda S ichi. Genotype–phenotype correlation in Japanese patients with familial Mediterranean fever: differences in genotype and clinical features between Japanese and Mediterranean populations. Arthritis Res Ther 2014; 16: 439. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-014-0439-7

Downloads

Published

2026-02-09

How to Cite

Mergen, M. A., Çetinarslan, T., Temiz, P., Şahin, M. T., & Türel Ermertcan, A. (2026). Dermoscopic Findings of a Rare Variant of Elastolytic Giant Cell Granuloma: Papular Form. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 106, adv–2025. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2025-0076

Issue

Vol. 106 (2026)

Section

Short Communication

License

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

All digitalized ActaDV contents is available freely online. The Society for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica owns the copyright for all material published until volume 88 (2008) and as from volume 89 (2009) the journal has been published fully Open Access, meaning the authors retain copyright to their work.

Unless otherwise specified, all Open Access articles are published under CC-BY-NC licences, allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and to remix, transform, and build upon the material for non-commercial purposes, provided proper attribution to the original work.

Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC