Exanthematous elastolytic granuloma

Mid‐dermal elastophagocytosis presenting as a persistent reticulate erythema

“…Exanthematous elastolytic granuloma 25 was the term used to describe a single case of an elderly man who developed an extensive erythematous macular rash concentrated over his face, upper part of his chest and outer arms after completing a course of radiotherapy. The rash was pruritic and resembled a diffuse sunburn.…”

Elastolytic Actinic Giant Cell Granuloma

“…36 An exanthematous form of elastolytic granuloma, presenting as an erythematous macular rash, has also been reported. 37 EAGCG can also present as nonscarring alopecia. 38 Apart from the skin, the conjunctiva can also be affected by this condition, which differentiates it from GA. 39,40 Kurose and colleagues 41 reported a case of systemic elastolytic granulomatosis with widespread lesions on the skin and multisystemic involvement with elastolytic granulomas in the uvea lymph nodes, ileum, mesentery, and peritoneum.…”

Elastophagocytosis: a feature of resolving Sweet's syndrome

“…Apart from actinic granuloma, phagocytosis of elastin by multinucleate giant cells is a feature recognized in other inflammatory dermatoses such as necrobiosis lipoidica, 2 lupus erythematosis, 3 morphoea, 4 lichen planus, 5 syphilis, 6 drug induced eruptions 7 and cutaneous amyloidosis; 8 granulomatous disorders such as sarcoidosis, 9 granuloma annulare 10 and foreign body reactions; 11 and skin tumours, 12,13 which included cutaneous T‐cell leukaemia, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma and keratoacanthoma. We have also observed this feature adjacent to pyoderma gangrenosum.…”