Recurrent annular plaques in a healthy young woman
Abstract
A 35-year-old woman presented with recurrent intensely pruritic erythematous plaques over both forearms for 8 months, with no systemic symptoms or identifiable triggers. Clinical examination showed well-defined oedematous papules and plaques with a tendency for centrifugal spread and central resolution. Histopathology revealed epidermal ulceration with parakeratosis, massive dermal oedema and a dense neutrophilic infiltrate with leucocytoclasia and histiocytes in the upper and mid dermis, with no evidence of vasculitis.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders
Vasculitis and related conditions
Skin Diseases and Diabetes
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1540–1543
- Publication date
- 14 February 2026
- Language
- EN