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Annular erythema

MedGen UID:
68608
•Concept ID:
C0234906
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Annular Erythema
SNOMED CT: Erythema annulare (200920000); Annular erythema (200920000); Figurate erythema (200920000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0007128
OMIM®: 106500

Clinical features

From HPO
Erythema
MedGen UID:
11999
•Concept ID:
C0041834
•
Disease or Syndrome
Redness of the skin, caused by hyperemia of the capillaries in the lower layers of the skin.
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of Eosinophilic Annular Erythema: Retrospective multicenter study and literature review.
Chastagner M, Shourik J, Jachiet M, Battistella M, Lefevre G, Gibier JB, Aubert H, Musquer M, Descamps V, Deschamps L, Chosidow O, Ortonne N, Groh M, Bernier M, Jullien D, Chasset F, Staumont-Salle D, Bouaziz JD, Kanitakis J, Villani AP
Ann Dermatol Venereol 2022 Jun;149(2):123-127. Epub 2021 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.annder.2021.07.007. PMID: 34716028
Overview on the treatment of Lyme disease in pregnancy.
Conforti C, Vezzoni R, Retrosi C, Longone M, Corneli P, Magaton Rizzi G, Nan K, Di Meo N, Zalaudek I
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2020 Apr;155(2):220-222. Epub 2019 Jun 17 doi: 10.23736/S0392-0488.19.06396-X. PMID: 31210468
Clinical and histopathological differential diagnosis of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis.
Fujiyama T, Tokura Y
J Dermatol 2013 Jun;40(6):419-23. Epub 2013 Mar 12 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.12125. PMID: 23488969

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cutaneous features and diagnosis of primary Sjögren syndrome: An update and review.
Jhorar P, Torre K, Lu J
J Am Acad Dermatol 2018 Oct;79(4):736-745. Epub 2018 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.05.021. PMID: 29787840
Neutrophilic Figurate Erythema.
Wu YH, Hsiao PF
Am J Dermatopathol 2017 May;39(5):344-350. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000723. PMID: 28426486
Characterization of systemic disease in primary Sjögren's syndrome: EULAR-SS Task Force recommendations for articular, cutaneous, pulmonary and renal involvements.
Ramos-Casals M, Brito-Zerón P, Seror R, Bootsma H, Bowman SJ, Dörner T, Gottenberg JE, Mariette X, Theander E, Bombardieri S, De Vita S, Mandl T, Ng WF, Kruize A, Tzioufas A, Vitali C; EULAR Sjögren Syndrome Task Force
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2015 Dec;54(12):2230-8. Epub 2015 Jul 31 doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev200. PMID: 26231345Free PMC Article
Annular erythema in primary Sjogren's syndrome: description of 43 non-Asian cases.
Brito-Zerón P, Retamozo S, Akasbi M, Gandía M, Perez-De-Lis M, Soto-Cardenas MJ, Diaz-Lagares C, Kostov B, Bove A, Bosch X, Perez-Alvarez R, Siso A, Ramos-Casals M
Lupus 2014 Feb;23(2):166-75. Epub 2013 Dec 10 doi: 10.1177/0961203313515764. PMID: 24326481
Lyme disease.
Wright D
J Am Acad Nurse Pract 2001 May;13(5):223-6; quiz 227-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2001.tb00024.x. PMID: 11930473

Diagnosis

Annular Lesions: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Trayes KP, Savage K, Studdiford JS
Am Fam Physician 2018 Sep 1;98(5):283-291. PMID: 30216021
Cutaneous features and diagnosis of primary Sjögren syndrome: An update and review.
Jhorar P, Torre K, Lu J
J Am Acad Dermatol 2018 Oct;79(4):736-745. Epub 2018 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.05.021. PMID: 29787840
Neutrophilic Figurate Erythema.
Wu YH, Hsiao PF
Am J Dermatopathol 2017 May;39(5):344-350. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000723. PMID: 28426486
Characterization of systemic disease in primary Sjögren's syndrome: EULAR-SS Task Force recommendations for articular, cutaneous, pulmonary and renal involvements.
Ramos-Casals M, Brito-Zerón P, Seror R, Bootsma H, Bowman SJ, Dörner T, Gottenberg JE, Mariette X, Theander E, Bombardieri S, De Vita S, Mandl T, Ng WF, Kruize A, Tzioufas A, Vitali C; EULAR Sjögren Syndrome Task Force
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2015 Dec;54(12):2230-8. Epub 2015 Jul 31 doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev200. PMID: 26231345Free PMC Article
Lyme disease.
Wright D
J Am Acad Nurse Pract 2001 May;13(5):223-6; quiz 227-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2001.tb00024.x. PMID: 11930473

Therapy

Treatment of Eosinophilic Annular Erythema: Retrospective multicenter study and literature review.
Chastagner M, Shourik J, Jachiet M, Battistella M, Lefevre G, Gibier JB, Aubert H, Musquer M, Descamps V, Deschamps L, Chosidow O, Ortonne N, Groh M, Bernier M, Jullien D, Chasset F, Staumont-Salle D, Bouaziz JD, Kanitakis J, Villani AP
Ann Dermatol Venereol 2022 Jun;149(2):123-127. Epub 2021 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.annder.2021.07.007. PMID: 34716028
Overview on the treatment of Lyme disease in pregnancy.
Conforti C, Vezzoni R, Retrosi C, Longone M, Corneli P, Magaton Rizzi G, Nan K, Di Meo N, Zalaudek I
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2020 Apr;155(2):220-222. Epub 2019 Jun 17 doi: 10.23736/S0392-0488.19.06396-X. PMID: 31210468
Cutaneous features and diagnosis of primary Sjögren syndrome: An update and review.
Jhorar P, Torre K, Lu J
J Am Acad Dermatol 2018 Oct;79(4):736-745. Epub 2018 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.05.021. PMID: 29787840
Neutrophilic Figurate Erythema.
Wu YH, Hsiao PF
Am J Dermatopathol 2017 May;39(5):344-350. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000723. PMID: 28426486
Lyme disease.
Wright D
J Am Acad Nurse Pract 2001 May;13(5):223-6; quiz 227-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2001.tb00024.x. PMID: 11930473

Prognosis

Cutaneous features and diagnosis of primary Sjögren syndrome: An update and review.
Jhorar P, Torre K, Lu J
J Am Acad Dermatol 2018 Oct;79(4):736-745. Epub 2018 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.05.021. PMID: 29787840
Neutrophilic Figurate Erythema.
Wu YH, Hsiao PF
Am J Dermatopathol 2017 May;39(5):344-350. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000723. PMID: 28426486
Characterization of systemic disease in primary Sjögren's syndrome: EULAR-SS Task Force recommendations for articular, cutaneous, pulmonary and renal involvements.
Ramos-Casals M, Brito-Zerón P, Seror R, Bootsma H, Bowman SJ, Dörner T, Gottenberg JE, Mariette X, Theander E, Bombardieri S, De Vita S, Mandl T, Ng WF, Kruize A, Tzioufas A, Vitali C; EULAR Sjögren Syndrome Task Force
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2015 Dec;54(12):2230-8. Epub 2015 Jul 31 doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev200. PMID: 26231345Free PMC Article
Annular erythema associated with Sjögren's syndrome: review of the literature on the management and clinical analysis of skin lesions.
Katayama I, Kotobuki Y, Kiyohara E, Murota H
Mod Rheumatol 2010 Apr;20(2):123-9. Epub 2010 Jan 8 doi: 10.1007/s10165-009-0257-y. PMID: 20054701
Lyme disease.
Wright D
J Am Acad Nurse Pract 2001 May;13(5):223-6; quiz 227-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2001.tb00024.x. PMID: 11930473

Clinical prediction guides

Efficacy of hydroxychloroquine for treating annular erythema associated with Sjögren's syndrome.
Arakawa H, Tanese K, Tanaka R, Murakami K, Sujino K, Miyamoto J, Amagai M, Tanikawa A
J Dermatol 2021 Oct;48(10):1526-1532. Epub 2021 Jul 12 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.16045. PMID: 34254339
Lymphocytic hidradenitis: A distinctive histopathological finding of annular erythema of Sjögren syndrome.
Hsu HC, Lin CY, Shih IH, Shen SC
Australas J Dermatol 2018 Aug;59(3):e198-e202. Epub 2017 Aug 3 doi: 10.1111/ajd.12700. PMID: 28771678
Neutrophilic Figurate Erythema.
Wu YH, Hsiao PF
Am J Dermatopathol 2017 May;39(5):344-350. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000723. PMID: 28426486
Eosinophilic annular erythema: A late but complete response to hydroxychloroquine.
Karataş Toğral A, Seçkin D
Australas J Dermatol 2017 Aug;58(3):228-230. Epub 2016 Jan 14 doi: 10.1111/ajd.12445. PMID: 26768795
Annular erythema and photosensitivity as manifestations of efavirenz-induced cutaneous reactions: a review of five consecutive cases.
Isaacs T, Ngwanya MR, Dlamini S, Lehloenya RJ
J Antimicrob Chemother 2013 Dec;68(12):2871-4. Epub 2013 Jul 12 doi: 10.1093/jac/dkt287. PMID: 23852540Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Generalized Pustular Figurate Erythema in Patients with COVID-19 Treated with Hydroxychloroquine: A Systematic Review.
Al Muqarrab F, Schwartz RA, Almohssen AA
Acta Dermatovenerol Croat 2022 Dec;30(4):227-236. PMID: 36919389
Treatment of Eosinophilic Annular Erythema: Retrospective multicenter study and literature review.
Chastagner M, Shourik J, Jachiet M, Battistella M, Lefevre G, Gibier JB, Aubert H, Musquer M, Descamps V, Deschamps L, Chosidow O, Ortonne N, Groh M, Bernier M, Jullien D, Chasset F, Staumont-Salle D, Bouaziz JD, Kanitakis J, Villani AP
Ann Dermatol Venereol 2022 Jun;149(2):123-127. Epub 2021 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.annder.2021.07.007. PMID: 34716028
Dupilumab use in dermatologic conditions beyond atopic dermatitis - a systematic review.
Hendricks AJ, Yosipovitch G, Shi VY
J Dermatolog Treat 2021 Feb;32(1):19-28. Epub 2019 Nov 12 doi: 10.1080/09546634.2019.1689227. PMID: 31693426
Can artificial intelligence replace manual search for systematic literature? Review on cutaneous manifestations in primary Sjögren's syndrome.
Orgeolet L, Foulquier N, Misery L, Redou P, Pers JO, Devauchelle-Pensec V, Saraux A
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020 Apr 1;59(4):811-819. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez370. PMID: 31504928
Characterization of systemic disease in primary Sjögren's syndrome: EULAR-SS Task Force recommendations for articular, cutaneous, pulmonary and renal involvements.
Ramos-Casals M, Brito-Zerón P, Seror R, Bootsma H, Bowman SJ, Dörner T, Gottenberg JE, Mariette X, Theander E, Bombardieri S, De Vita S, Mandl T, Ng WF, Kruize A, Tzioufas A, Vitali C; EULAR Sjögren Syndrome Task Force
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2015 Dec;54(12):2230-8. Epub 2015 Jul 31 doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev200. PMID: 26231345Free PMC Article

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