Cutaneous and visceral granulomas in common variable immunodeficiency

Abstract

A middle-aged woman with common variable immunodeficiency noted a papular skin eruption that simulated Gottron's sign of dermatomyositis on the dorsal hands. Examination of a skin biopsy specimen demonstrated noninfectious granulomatous inflammation. The patient was subsequently found to have visceral granulomas when examined using laparotomy. Noninfectious granulomas of the viscera and integument have been previously reported in patients with several immunodeficiency syndromes, including common variable immunodeficiency.