VOL 46: MARCH • MARS 2000❖Canadian Family Physician•Le Médecin de famille canadien 553
clinical challenge ❖ défi clinique
CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS CONDITION?
A 30-year-old woman had an asymptomatic non-scaly papular eruption on her left elbow. The lesion consisted of slightly red papules forming an annular plaque.
The most likely diagnosis is:
1. Tinea corporis 2. Granuloma annulare 3. Sarcoidosis
4. Lichen planus
Tom Enta, MD, FRCPC Stewart P. Adams, MD, FRCPC
Dermacase
Answer on page 562
Dr Adams is a Clinical Lecturer in Dermatology at the University of Calgary in Alberta.
