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Granuloma anular - Treatment

Tratamiento:

Debido a que el granuloma anular por lo regular no causa síntomas, es posible que no se requiera tratamiento, excepto por razones estéticas.

Algunas veces, se utilizan cremas esteroides tópicas muy fuertes o ungüentos para eliminar la erupción más rápidamente. Las inyecciones de esteroides directamente en los anillos también pueden ser efectivas. Algunos médicos pueden optar por congelar las protuberancias con nitrógeno líquido.

Las personas con casos severos o generalizados pueden necesitar terapia con luz ultravioleta o medicamentos orales.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

La mayoría de los granulomas anulares desaparecen sin tratamiento al cabo de dos años. Algunas veces, sin embargo, los anillos pueden permanecer durante muchos años. Es común que aparezcan anillos nuevos años más tarde.

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Consulte con el médico si nota un anillo en cualquier parte de la piel que no desaparece al cabo de unas pocas semanas.

  • 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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