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. 2022 May-Jun;67(3):313. doi: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_743_21

Table 2.

Main characteristics of rare annular dermatoses

Erythema annulare centrifugum Annually recurring erythema annulare centrifugum Palpable migratory arciform erythema Neutrophilic figurate erythema Eosinophilic annular erythema Annular lichenoid dermatitis of youth Annular erythema in Sjögren syndrome
Age
Gender
V decade of life
M:F=1:1
47 years
M:F=1:2.4
49 years
M:F=1.5:1
pediatric patients:
9 months-2 years M:F=1:4
adults: 41 years
M:F=1:2.5
20-85 years
M:F=1:1.14
11 years
M:F=1.6:1
36 years
M:F=1:5
Most common localizations thighs, hips extremities upper trunk trunk trunk, extremities flanks, groin face, neck, upper extremities
Duration days-months days-weeks, recurring days-weeks weeks-months relapsing-remitting relapsing-remitting relapsing-remitting
Inflammatory infiltrate Occasional mild spongiosis (superficial type), perivascular histiocytes, lymphocytes and rare eosinophils superficial or deep Deep dermal perivascular and periadnexal lymphocytes and histiocytes Superficial and deep perivascular and interstitial infiltrate with numerous neutrophils and nuclear dust, rare eosinophils Superficial and deep perivascular and interstitial lymphohistiocytic infiltrate with abundant eosinophils and few neutrophils Lichenoid infiltrate at the tip of rete ridges. Lymphocytes, few histiocytes, scattered melanophages Perivascular lymphocytes with nuclear debris. Lymphocytic hidradenitis