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granuloma anulare
I would like to know if there are any other treatments for this disorder other than cortizone shot & creams? Have they determined what causes this condition?
Thank you
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can you please tell me more details about this lotion? my e-mail is:
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Hi all,
I am not at my own computer right now and forget the forum address to the sites I normally go to for this condition. We all are in this togther and post our thoughts about this annoying disease.
If any of you care to email me, I will when I return home, email you back with the site address.
Some of us have started to try raw applecider vinegar and honey in a warm glass of water two to three times a day. On some there have have been results. It may take several weeks. But in the end, the treatment won't hurt you and is also good for you.
All of us have been to Derm/ we all feel we know more about this than they do.
Hope I can be of some help.
Email: ***@****
I am not at my own computer right now and forget the forum address to the sites I normally go to for this condition. We all are in this togther and post our thoughts about this annoying disease.
If any of you care to email me, I will when I return home, email you back with the site address.
Some of us have started to try raw applecider vinegar and honey in a warm glass of water two to three times a day. On some there have have been results. It may take several weeks. But in the end, the treatment won't hurt you and is also good for you.
All of us have been to Derm/ we all feel we know more about this than they do.
Hope I can be of some help.
Email: ***@****
I had a small circle of GA on my ankle about 30 years ago. It lasted for about 2 years and then faded away over time. Nothing helped it. Very strange thing indeed. However there might be a product out there today that might work. It's called Gardeners Dream Cream it is all natural and has worked for many skin conditions. I know this because I worked for the company...I never thought about this skin condition. The company is Aroma Crystal Therapy and are located on Salt Spring Island British Columbia Canada. The have a web site. You can look up www.saltspringisland.com to find them. A wonderful product and has recently been recognized for being one of the best healing creams. Good luck!
I had a small circle of GA on my ankle about 30 years ago. It lasted for about 2 years and then faded away over time. Nothing helped it. Very strange thing indeed. However there might be a product out there today that might work. It's called Gardeners Dream Cream it is all natural and has worked for many skin conditions. I know this because I worked for the company...I never thought about this skin condition. The company is Aroma Crystal Therapy and are located on Salt Spring Island British Columbia Canada. The have a web site. You can look up www.saltspringisland.com to find them. A wonderful product and has recently been recognized for being one of the best healing creams. Good luck!
I had a small circle of GA on my ankle about 30 years ago. It lasted for about 2 years and then faded away over time. Nothing helped it. Very strange thing indeed. However there might be a product out there today that might work. It's called Gardeners Dream Cream it is all natural and has worked for many skin conditions. I know this because I worked for the company...I never thought about this skin condition. The company is Aroma Crystal Therapy and are located on Salt Spring Island British Columbia Canada. The have a web site. You can look up www.saltspringisland.com to find them. A wonderful product and has recently been recognized for being one of the best healing creams. Good luck!
I had a small circle of GA on my ankle about 30 years ago. It lasted for about 2 years and then faded away over time. Nothing helped it. Very strange thing indeed. However there might be a product out there today that might work. It's called Gardeners Dream Cream it is all natural and has worked for many skin conditions. I know this because I worked for the company...I never thought about this skin condition. The company is Aroma Crystal Therapy and are located on Salt Spring Island British Columbia Canada. The have a web site. You can look up www.saltspringisland.com to find them. A wonderful product and has recently been recognized for being one of the best healing creams. Good luck!
I had a small circle of GA on my ankle about 30 years ago. It lasted for about 2 years and then faded away over time. Nothing helped it. Very strange thing indeed. However there might be a product out there today that might work. It's called Gardeners Dream Cream it is all natural and has worked for many skin conditions. I know this because I worked for the company...I never thought about this skin condition. The company is Aroma Crystal Therapy and are located on Salt Spring Island British Columbia Canada. The have a web site. You can look up www.saltspringisland.com to find them. A wonderful product and has recently been recognized for being one of the best healing creams. Good luck!
I also was diagnosed with granuloma annulare a few years ago. It started on my ankle while I was pregnant with my 2nd child. The dr. tested me for lupus because that was their first thought, but it was neg.
Last year my birth mom contacted me and I asked her about this. And she indeed has it and so does one of her nieces. It is definatly genetic. No one in my adoptive family has it.
My father ( a health fanatic) told me to start eating romain lettuce everyday, when I did it on a regular basis it did work, but when I stopped I have it now on my other ankle and elbow. Where is appeared the first time you can still see the dicoloration but it has dissappeared. I don't know if this is what worked..
I would like to hear more from the person about that lotion.. Where did you get it from?
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Last year my birth mom contacted me and I asked her about this. And she indeed has it and so does one of her nieces. It is definatly genetic. No one in my adoptive family has it.
My father ( a health fanatic) told me to start eating romain lettuce everyday, when I did it on a regular basis it did work, but when I stopped I have it now on my other ankle and elbow. Where is appeared the first time you can still see the dicoloration but it has dissappeared. I don't know if this is what worked..
I would like to hear more from the person about that lotion.. Where did you get it from?
***@****
I, too, have granuloma anulare which I developed about 2 years ago. I also have SLE (LUPUS) which the dermatoligist believed was the catalyst. All treatments (medications, creams, etc.) have failed. As one other person stated, it is worse in the summer. What is interesting is that I developed it in my groin at the top of my thighs. I have small (pea size) to large (quarter size) lumps that itch, swell, and are red to purple. Treatment: By accident, I purchased a body cream by Perlier on the Home Shopping Club. The fragrance is "White Almond" and is approximately $l9.00 per 6 oz. jar. I used this product on my thighs and nothing else and within one week it disappeared. Coincidence? NO!!!!!! I have played around with using it and then not using it and it clears it up everytime. Now I use it daily as a preventative and it works! I strongly suggest giving it a try. To anyone who reads this, please let me know if it works for you.
I have had GA for about 3 years. Have tried many treatments none really work. Have tried cotisone creams, non wheat diet, potassium iodide. The only other things I can suggest are PUVA light treatment but I havent tried due to side effects and vitamin b.
My An.gr. was cured with prednisone, which I had to take for my Lungs. It came back now, since I do not take Prednisone anymore.The corticosteroid creams or nitro injections did not help at all. Since it is and was only on my upper back - for now - it was very hard to put any medication on my back. For now I am going to leave it alone.
I have Granuloma Anulare, also.I have had it for 2 yrs. The first spot was surgically removed. What a mess! Where ever there was a suture mark,another spot apeared. This oringinal spot was the size of a dime. After surgery and healing, I had 3 spots that enlarged to the size of a quarter each. I have gone to 2 other dermatologists. They have said the same to me as your other replies have stated. I Have these spots from my shoulders down to the back of my hands. Some of these spots have dissapeared, all by themselves. The first spots are very faint, now. I'm waiting to be rid of them, someday, I pray. Thanks for listening, Tanya
I have had Granuloma Anulare for at least 10 years. It started with a small circle on my hand. Soon it went to my other hand. Now is is on my arms and legs. I have gone to doctors in New York and Florida and they all have said that they don't know what it comes from and that there is not any medicine that takes it away. It looks ugly and I am desperate to find a cure. I have tried to avoid eating certain foods,using cortisone,staying out of the sun.The only thing it might be is an allergy to my dog. I have had dogs my whole life and never have been without one. If anyone can make any suggestions I would be very grateful. I will be devestated if it ever goes on my face. That is my greatest fear. If you can ever find the slightest factor that might help me my e-mail address is ***@**** Thank you, Sondra
I developed this condition about a year ago. Two dermotologists have told me it can go away as suddenly as it appeared within a two year period. It occasionally itches and is quite red and for some reason gets pretty ugly. I can't pinpoint what I have eaten or come in contact with prior to the itching and redness.
I have been fortunate that I have no signs of it on my fact and neck. I wear long sleeves all the time and try to ignore my hands! They aren't too bad, but noticably marked.
My present derm. offered to give me some medicine, but she warned me that I would have to have my blood tested quite often because it can lower the blood count. My internist suggested that since the condition was not on my face and neck, it was probably not a good idea to risk another health issue.
I have been fortunate that I have no signs of it on my fact and neck. I wear long sleeves all the time and try to ignore my hands! They aren't too bad, but noticably marked.
My present derm. offered to give me some medicine, but she warned me that I would have to have my blood tested quite often because it can lower the blood count. My internist suggested that since the condition was not on my face and neck, it was probably not a good idea to risk another health issue.
My son has had this condition for sveral years, and at first was diagnosed as Ringworm. I took him to a specialist at a local Medical Ctr and the doctor also was a professor at the University. He took pics of my sons skin and asked the residents what their diagnosis would be, they correctly stated that it was Granuloma Anulare, a very rare form of leprosy. My son has had some very cruel kids refuse to play with him because of this, but the doctors said that this will continue on into his adulthood. I have tried everything, but to no avail, he has had some treatments but it really never goes away...and I feel bad for him. The doctor also showed me and Charlie pics of adults with this disease and that it will get progressively worse, I feel bad for him but there is nothing I can do but love him all the same and let him know that there will be people that will treat him differently because of it. I also had to send him to school in long pants and long sleeve shirts til it faded. It is usually worse int he summer, because it is hot, I normally make him take a cool bath to calm it down...Hope this helps, Cheryl
Shari: My daughter had this condition for about 2 years. We used cortisone cream several times a day to reduce redness and swelling; however, I was told by one doctor that there was no proof, but speculation that "flea bites may be the cause". Once we got rid of our dog and started protecting her skin from all insect bites--IT NEVER RETURNED!!!!
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Shari:
Granuloma annulare doesn't respond well to any treatments. Cortisone creams and shots help flatten the affected areas, but increased pigmentation remains for a long time. Often, the condition goes into long or permanent remissions on its own. The cause is unknown, but it is rarely associated with anything systemic.
It's unusual for doctors to know the cause of most conditions with any certainty. Even when we do know something about cause, we don't know why some people get it and not others, or why here on the body and not there, or why now and not last year, and so on. Uncomfortable for us to admit or for patients to think about, but there it is. At least we can make some things go away, and exclude more serious conditions.
Best.
Dr. R
Granuloma annulare doesn't respond well to any treatments. Cortisone creams and shots help flatten the affected areas, but increased pigmentation remains for a long time. Often, the condition goes into long or permanent remissions on its own. The cause is unknown, but it is rarely associated with anything systemic.
It's unusual for doctors to know the cause of most conditions with any certainty. Even when we do know something about cause, we don't know why some people get it and not others, or why here on the body and not there, or why now and not last year, and so on. Uncomfortable for us to admit or for patients to think about, but there it is. At least we can make some things go away, and exclude more serious conditions.
Best.
Dr. R
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