1.
Dermatol Online J
; 18(3): 7, 2012 Mar 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22483518
ABSTRACT
Granuloma annulare (GA) is a reactive process in the dermis, related to degeneration of collagen. It may occur as an idiopathic phenomenon or in conjunction with a myriad of systemic conditions, including infectious disease. We report an interesting case of GA precipitated by pulmonary coccidioidomycosis.
Subject(s)
Coccidioidomycosis/diagnosis , Granuloma Annulare/diagnosis , Lung Diseases, Fungal/diagnosis , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Coccidioidomycosis/diagnostic imaging , Coccidioidomycosis/drug therapy , Coccidioidomycosis/immunology , Coccidioidomycosis/pathology , Female , Fluconazole/therapeutic use , Granuloma Annulare/drug therapy , Granuloma Annulare/immunology , Granuloma Annulare/pathology , Humans , Immunoglobulin G/blood , Immunoglobulin G/immunology , Immunoglobulin M/blood , Immunoglobulin M/immunology , Lung Diseases, Fungal/diagnostic imaging , Lung Diseases, Fungal/drug therapy , Lung Diseases, Fungal/immunology , Middle Aged , Radiography , Treatment Outcome
2.
Arch Dermatol
; 147(1): 130-1, 2011 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21242413