Meischer's granuloma
A cutaneous granulomatous disorder with elastin phagocytosis and annular lesions.
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Meischer's granuloma, also known as annular elastolytic giant-cell granuloma, is a cutaneous condition marked by a dermal infiltrate of macrophages. It typically presents as annular patches on sun-exposed areas, with histopathology showing granulomatous reaction and phagocytosis of elastic fibers.
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- Also known as
- Annular elastolytic giant-cell granuloma
- Giant cell elastophagocytosis
- Miescher's granuloma of the face
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- Wikipedia: Annular elastolytic giant-cell granuloma (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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