Granuloma Annulare Information and Treatment 

Granuloma annulare (GA) is a benign self-narrowed dermatosis characterized by a raised annular configuration. It appears most common over knuckles and other joints or in places which are subject to haunt, mild injury such as the back of the hands or top of the feet. GA is a benign inflammatory dermatosis characterized medically by dermal papules and annular plaques. Its precise cause is unknown.

Granuloma annulare may occur on any part of the body and is sometimes quite widespread. It only affects the skin and is considered harmless. The bumps are red, violet, or flesh-colored; a person can have one ring or several. Granuloma annulare is normally asymptomatic, but the rash may be slightly itchy. It may also look like insect bites, or the beginning lesion of Lyme disease, which is called erythema migrans.

Granuloma annulare is a chronic skin condition singularized by small, raised bumps that form a ring with a normal or sunken center. The symptoms of granuloma annulare may be like other skin conditions. Granuloma annulare is a chronic degenerative skin disorder. The lesions related with granuloma annulare generally disappear without treatment (spontaneous remission).

Seldomly, granuloma annulare may appear as a firm nodule under the skin of the arms or legs. Patients often notice a ring of small, firm bumps (papules) over the napes of the forearms, hands or feet. The bumps are reasoned by the clustering of T Cells below the skin. Most lesions of granuloma annulare evanesce with no treatment within two years.

Because granuloma annulare is normally asymptomatic, treatment may not be necessary except for cosmetic causes. Corticosteroid creams below waterproof bandages, surgical tape saturated with a corticosteroid, or injected corticosteroids can help erase up the rash.