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Case Number : Case 1349 - 25 August Posted By: Guest

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35 year old woman with numerous edematous erythematous plaques on the trunk.

Case posted by Dr Uma Sundram


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Dr. Richard Carr

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Nice floating collagen sign!! Igor have another think.

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Guest Romualdo

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Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis?

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Arti Bakshi

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Was thinking of morphoea on the images and Dr Carr's clue is helpful!
'Floating sign' is presence of histiocytes around floating isolated collagen bundles, described in morphoea. Collagen bundles are swollen and there is both interstitial and perivascular infiltrate.
The inflammation is quite intense (probably a pseudolymphomatous variant of morphoea).
An interstitial GA might come in the differential, but I think too deep seated and wouldnt expect thickening of collagen.

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Guest Romualdo

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The "floating sign" is also described in interstitial granulomatous dermatitis as focal degeneration of collagen surrounded by empty spaces.

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Arti Bakshi

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good point Romualdo, I think you are right!

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Dr. Mona Abdel-Halim

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I think we r having esinophils also, with the clinical I thought of interstitial granulomatous drug reaction

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Dr. Richard Carr

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Agree with Arti, morphoea would be my first thought (clinical sounds okay) and I can sense plasma cells!! Differential does include interstitial GA as Arti mentions and I agree with her considerations. I suspect interstitial granulomatous dermatitis (assoc. with many systemic conditions), interstitial drug reaction and Lyme disesae less likely in this case with the pattern and history. I have seen the floaing sign in GA personally and I know it has been mentioned in morphoea in Am. J. Dermpath. in last couple of years. Nice case for discussion and looking forward to the answer.

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Yes, I did not pay suffient attention to the floating sign. So much that I comment about it!!!

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Uma Sundram

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Great discussion everyone. Clinical + histopath fit best for interstitial granulomatous dermatitis with nice floating collagen sign.

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