Coexistence of morphea and granuloma annulare: a rare case report

Agirgol, Senay; Yöntem, Özge; Leblebıcı, Cem; Akbulut, Tuğba Özkök; Demir, Filiz Topaloğlu; Türkoğlu, Zafer

doi:10.1590/1516-3180.2017.0091060617

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“…Two more patients were reported in 1999: one patient had GA on the thigh and morphea on the chest; the second patient had morphea on the right breast and lateral back and GA on the inner thigh and right shoulder 2 . A third report from 2019 describes a patient with morphea on the lower limbs and GA on the abdomen and dorsum of the feet 7 . Another interesting case report described the development of morphea after granulomatous fasciitis induced by Lyme 8 .…”

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Patch-Type Granuloma Annulare with Clinical and Histological Features of Morphea: A True Overlap?

et al. 2023

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A 67-year-old woman was evaluated for a worsening asymptomatic rash located on her torso, back, and legs. She denied any chills or fevers, and reported feeling otherwise well. Clinically, large brownish, slightly atrophic plaques were seen on the torso suggestive of either morphea or a granulomatous condition. Histopathologic examination revealed an increase in interstitial histiocytes infiltrating between altered collagen fibers, palisaded granulomas with increased mucin, suggestive of granuloma annulare (GA), as well as dermal sclerosis, perineural infiltrates with plasma cells and diminished CD34 counts, that are more typical for localized scleroderma/morphea. Morphea and patch-type GA may be indistinguishable clinically and share some histopathological features. This case demonstrates similarities between these conditions and features of both conditions in the same patient.

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confidence: 99%