Annular Erythemas and Purpuras

Abstract

Annular dermatoses are a heterogeneous and extremely diverse group of skin diseases, which share in common annular, ring-like patterns with centrifugal spreading. Numerous skin diseases can sometimes display annular lesions, but some specific skin conditions are originally annular. We take the opportunity to review here mainly the causes of primary annular erythemas and their differential diagnoses, but also the rare causes of annular purpuras.

Keywords

• annular dermatosis
• erythema annulare
• erythema marginatum
• erythema migrans
• erythema centrifugum
• figurate erythema