Catalog

Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/99263903

An uncommon dermatosis characterised clinically by annular patches with elevated erythematous borders and central mild atrophy and pallor located predominantly on the forehead, face and neck; and histopathologically by a granulomatous reaction to elastin with complete loss of elastic tissue in the dermis. It affects predominantly middle-aged adult women.