What is Erythema Annulare Centrifugum? A Familial Case

We report a case of erythema annulare centrifugum present since birth in three generations in an Albanian family. The proband is a 45-year-old white Caucasian man; his mother (deceased), a 38-year-old sister and a 16-year-old niece presented with the same phenotype. To our knowledge this is the thir...

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Main Authors: M. Carlesimo, E. Mari, C. Abruzzese, G. Cortesi, L. Del Giglio, C. Pozzilli, C. Bozzao, L. Chessa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-05-01
Series:European Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1301100223
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spelling doaj-e0a457f6bdae41efacf6efcd13c1b0282020-11-25T03:24:08ZengSAGE PublishingEuropean Journal of Inflammation1721-727X2013-05-011110.1177/1721727X1301100223What is Erythema Annulare Centrifugum? A Familial CaseM. Carlesimo0E. Mari1C. Abruzzese2G. Cortesi3L. Del Giglio4C. Pozzilli5C. Bozzao6L. Chessa7 NESMOS, U.O.C. Dermatology, Sant'Andrea Hospital of Rome, II Unit University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome Italy NESMOS, U.O.C. Dermatology, Sant'Andrea Hospital of Rome, II Unit University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome Italy NESMOS, U.O.C. Dermatology, Sant'Andrea Hospital of Rome, II Unit University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome Italy NESMOS, U.O.C. Dermatology, Sant'Andrea Hospital of Rome, II Unit University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome Italy Neurology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy Neurology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy Medical Genetics, Sant'Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome Italy Medical Genetics, Sant'Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome ItalyWe report a case of erythema annulare centrifugum present since birth in three generations in an Albanian family. The proband is a 45-year-old white Caucasian man; his mother (deceased), a 38-year-old sister and a 16-year-old niece presented with the same phenotype. To our knowledge this is the third case of familial annular erythema since its original description in 1966 by Beare et al. Autosomal dominant inheritance of the disorder is suggested.https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1301100223
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E. Mari
C. Abruzzese
G. Cortesi
L. Del Giglio
C. Pozzilli
C. Bozzao
L. Chessa
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C. Abruzzese
G. Cortesi
L. Del Giglio
C. Pozzilli
C. Bozzao
L. Chessa
What is Erythema Annulare Centrifugum? A Familial Case
European Journal of Inflammation
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C. Abruzzese
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L. Del Giglio
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C. Bozzao
L. Chessa
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title What is Erythema Annulare Centrifugum? A Familial Case
title_short What is Erythema Annulare Centrifugum? A Familial Case
title_full What is Erythema Annulare Centrifugum? A Familial Case
title_fullStr What is Erythema Annulare Centrifugum? A Familial Case
title_full_unstemmed What is Erythema Annulare Centrifugum? A Familial Case
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series European Journal of Inflammation
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publishDate 2013-05-01
description We report a case of erythema annulare centrifugum present since birth in three generations in an Albanian family. The proband is a 45-year-old white Caucasian man; his mother (deceased), a 38-year-old sister and a 16-year-old niece presented with the same phenotype. To our knowledge this is the third case of familial annular erythema since its original description in 1966 by Beare et al. Autosomal dominant inheritance of the disorder is suggested.
url https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1301100223
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