O’Brien’s Granuloma in a 50-year-old Chinese male

O’Brien’s actinic granuloma is clinically characterized by grouped red papules that may coalesce into annular plaques on sun damaged skin such as the head and neck, chest, and arms. There is no gender predilection, and patients tend to be middle-aged or older giving the association with significant...

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Main Authors: Huang Changzheng, Loai Sami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Our Dermatology Online 2015-07-01
Series:Nasza Dermatologia Online
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Online Access:http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2015-3-14/
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spelling doaj-18d9c1a99de94080a6ff8d27631c0a7b2020-11-24T23:33:49ZengOur Dermatology OnlineNasza Dermatologia Online2081-93902015-07-016231331610.7241/ourd.20153.83O’Brien’s Granuloma in a 50-year-old Chinese maleHuang Changzheng0Loai Sami,Department of Dermatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaO’Brien’s actinic granuloma is clinically characterized by grouped red papules that may coalesce into annular plaques on sun damaged skin such as the head and neck, chest, and arms. There is no gender predilection, and patients tend to be middle-aged or older giving the association with significant actinic damage. We presented a 50-year-old male with multiple annular lesions on the neck of four years duration, associated with prolonged sun exposure. A biopsy confirmed the clinical suspicion of O’Brien’s granuloma and excluded other possibilities.http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2015-3-14/O’Brien’s; granuloma; actinic
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author Huang Changzheng
Loai Sami,
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Loai Sami,
O’Brien’s Granuloma in a 50-year-old Chinese male
Nasza Dermatologia Online
O’Brien’s; granuloma; actinic
author_facet Huang Changzheng
Loai Sami,
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title O’Brien’s Granuloma in a 50-year-old Chinese male
title_short O’Brien’s Granuloma in a 50-year-old Chinese male
title_full O’Brien’s Granuloma in a 50-year-old Chinese male
title_fullStr O’Brien’s Granuloma in a 50-year-old Chinese male
title_full_unstemmed O’Brien’s Granuloma in a 50-year-old Chinese male
title_sort o’brien’s granuloma in a 50-year-old chinese male
publisher Our Dermatology Online
series Nasza Dermatologia Online
issn 2081-9390
publishDate 2015-07-01
description O’Brien’s actinic granuloma is clinically characterized by grouped red papules that may coalesce into annular plaques on sun damaged skin such as the head and neck, chest, and arms. There is no gender predilection, and patients tend to be middle-aged or older giving the association with significant actinic damage. We presented a 50-year-old male with multiple annular lesions on the neck of four years duration, associated with prolonged sun exposure. A biopsy confirmed the clinical suspicion of O’Brien’s granuloma and excluded other possibilities.
topic O’Brien’s; granuloma; actinic
url http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2015-3-14/
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