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Granuloma anular - Symptom

Síntomas:

El granuloma anular por lo regular no causa otros síntomas, pero la erupción cutánea puede provocar picazón leve.

Los pacientes generalmente notan un anillo de protuberancias firmes y pequeñas (pápulas) en la parte posterior de los antebrazos, en las manos o en los pies. En algunas ocasiones, pueden encontrar muchos anillos.

En raras ocasiones, el granuloma anular puede aparecer como un nódulo firme bajo la piel de los brazos o de las piernas. En algunos casos, la erupción puede propagarse por todo el cuerpo.

Signos y exámenes:

El médico puede pensar que usted tiene una infección micótica al examinar su piel. Se puede utilizar un raspado de piel y un examen de hidróxido de potasio para establecer la diferencia entre el granuloma anular y una infección micótica.

También se necesita una biopsia de piel para confirmar el diagnóstico de granuloma anular.

Primer plano de granuloma anular

Granuloma anular en el párpado

Granuloma anular en el codo

Granuloma anular en las piernas

Reviewed last on: 9/11/2010
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; and Roy Colven, MD, Dermatologist, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Habif TP. Cutaneous manifestations of internal disease. In: Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier;2009:chap 26.

Morelli JG. Diseases of the dermis. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap. 658.

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