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ArticleSAGE open medical case reports2023

A report of disseminated actinic granuloma: An unusually extensive presentation.

Carolyn Ahlers, Eva Rawlings Parker

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Article in SAGE open medical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Carolyn AhlersDepartment of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Eva Rawlings ParkerDepartment of Dermatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Duke University · USVanderbilt University Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this report, a case of disseminated actinic granuloma in a 50-year-old female with type 2 diabetes mellitus is described. This case is unique due to the unusually extensive cutaneous involvement of the face, neck, trunk, and extremities at initial presentation. The lesions were in a striking photo-distribution, highlighting ultraviolet light as an important environmental trigger for this process. Interestingly, the patient refused the recommended systemic therapy with hydroxychloroquine, despite her significant burden of skin disease. This refusal stems from an unexpected reluctance on the part of the patient to take this medication due to the publicity and media coverage of side effects associated with inappropriate prescribing of this drug during the COVID-19 pandemic, presenting a new and surprising treatment barrier that clinicians may need to overcome.

Indexed as

actinic granulomaannular lesionsGranulomatous dermatitisphotodermatosisphotosensitivity

Identifiers

PMID37654549
PMCPMC10467196
OpenAlexW4386180937

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