Subcutaneous granuloma annulare involving the scalp

Cristina Thomas; Keith Morley; Birgitta Schmidt; Sadaf Hussain

doi:10.1111/pde.13321

Subcutaneous granuloma annulare involving the scalp

Pediatr Dermatol. 2018 Jan;35(1):e72-e73. doi: 10.1111/pde.13321. Epub 2017 Dec 4.

Authors

Cristina Thomas¹, Keith Morley², Birgitta Schmidt³, Sadaf Hussain²

Affiliations

¹ Harvard Combined Medicine and Dermatology Residency Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
² Department of Dermatology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

PMID: 29205476
DOI: 10.1111/pde.13321

Abstract

Subcutaneous granuloma annulare (SGA) is an uncommon subtype of granuloma annulare. There are few reports of this entity solely affecting the scalp. We report a case of biopsy-proven SGA in a 21-month-old boy with six asymptomatic, rock-hard scalp nodules.

Keywords: inflammatory disorders; lipodystrophy; panniculitis; subcutaneous tissue.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Diagnosis, Differential
Granuloma Annulare / diagnosis*
Humans
Infant
Male
Scalp / pathology*
Subcutaneous Tissue / pathology*