SUBCUTANEOUS GRANULOMA-ANNULARE OF THE EYELID

Authors
MOEGELIN A THALMANN U HAAS N
Citation
A. Moegelin et al., SUBCUTANEOUS GRANULOMA-ANNULARE OF THE EYELID, International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 24(3), 1995, pp. 236-238
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine",Surgery
Journal title
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
09015027
Volume
24
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
236 - 238
Database
ISI
SICI code
0901-5027(1995)24:3<236:SGOTE>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A rare case of subcutaneous granuloma annulare of the eyelid is report ed. A diabetic patient developed a unilateral periorbital tumorous mas s. Biopsy revealed subcutaneous palisading granuloma. By microscopy an d immunohistology, other granulomatous reactions including necrobiosis lipoidica could be ruled out. Since treatment with dapsone was withou t effect, the tumor was surgically excised. The differential diagnosis and the literature are briefly discussed.