Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis: another clinical variant.
Title | Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis: another clinical variant. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Patsatsi, A., Kyriakou A., Triantafyllidou E., & Sotiriadis D. |
Journal | Case Rep Dermatol |
Volume | 3 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 195-200 |
Date Published | 2011 Sep |
ISSN | 1662-6567 |
Abstract | A 70-year-old female patient presented with an eruption consisting of symmetrically distributed erythematous papules around the umbilicus 1 month after the cessation of adalimumab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Biopsy of a papule showed an interstitial granulomatous infiltrate in the dermis, without deposition of mucin. The lesions cleared only after re-initiation of treatment 2 months later. Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis is thought to be a distinct histopathological pattern, either drug induced or associated with rheumatoid arthritis or autoimmune collagen diseases. In our case, there was a distinct clinical presentation of interstitial granulomatous dermatitis, composed of symmetrically distributed indurated papules around the umbilicus as well as a mild granulomatous reaction pattern. |
DOI | 10.1159/000332349 |
Alternate Journal | Case Rep Dermatol |
PubMed ID | 22087092 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC3214673 |