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We report the case of a patient with atypical Sweet's syndrome characterized by an annular erythema that showed consumption of elastic fibres by giant cells and histiocytes. Although the lesions were found on sunexposed sites and the first biopsy demonstrated extensive elastophagocytosis, our patient did not have photodamaged skin clinically. A repeat biopsy 5 weeks later demonstrated an abundant collection of neutrophils supporting the diagnosis of Sweet's syndrome. To our knowledge, an elastolytic granulomatous reaction pattern has not been previously reported in Sweet's syndrome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a case study of a 60-year-old woman with a history of pruritic rash which affects the arms, trunk and legs. The patient's physical examination revealed a diffuse maculopapular rash with areas of urticated erythema with positive for antinuclear antibodies and anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies. The diagnosis shows subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) characterized by annular, erythematous plaques and psoriasiform lesions.

We describe an unusual case of generalized granuloma annulare (GA) in a 70-year-old man. This occurred in a photosensitive distribution, responded rapidly to topical and systemic treatment, and resolved leaving residual scarring and milia. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the occurrence of milia formation and scarring in association with GA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]