Granuloma annulare mimicking multicentric reticulohistiocytosis
Wat, M.; Sun, G.S.; Rodriguez-Waitkus, P.M.; Hsu, S.
Dermatology Online Journal 19(11): 20400
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1087-2108 PMID: 24314776 Document Number: 669229
We describe a patient with granuloma annulare (GA) who presented with firm periungual papules mimicking "coral beads", a characteristic sign of multicentric reticulohistiocytosis (MRH). We highlight the importance of distinguishing between GA and MRH because the prognoses differ significantly.