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What treatments have helped or not for generalize granuloma annulare?
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Hi, my name is Cheryl and I have had GA since 2000 or so. I was in a group connect years ago and am now returning. I am 77 years old and have had GA on the back of my legs, back of arms and around my trunk consistently throughout the years; sometime more active than others. This summer it completely disappeared, and I was not treating it with anything, as I have never had any positive results with treatment. Then the first week of August it appeared one red dot at a time in all the usual locations. It is now spreading; no circles yet but I'll have to see. I was shocked to have it completely disappear. It has not done that in 24 years. I appreciate hearing of the latest creams and will follow the input on this forum. I just wanted to share my recent development. This GA is always a mystery and now it seems to have the ability to hibernate. Who knows why but it would be so helpful to figure it out. Have any of you had it disappear for a few months on its own? I have treated it with Triamcinolone Acetonide cream with no real positive results.
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@cherylhanline hi Cheryl
My name is Shirlee. I have GA all over. I started getting it in 2021 and still have it. The redness goes away and the bumps are prominent. First got on my torso and then it spread to my legs. I’m now getting bumps on my arms. It doesn’t itch but sometimes I know it’s spreading because I get a tingle feeling for a few minutes. I had biopsy and started some medication, hydrocloroquin. It didn’t work. I take other medications and afraid it will interfere. Some of bumps have disappeared on right leg. My torso has cleared for most part.
Five years with this. Started after getting Covid vaccine . I guess I’ll just deal with it and its ugliness.
@cherylhanline hi, my name is Shirlee. I’m 72 and have Ga for 5 1/2 years. It came about after my first booster of Covid vaccine. It wasn’t bothering me so I didn’t report it until 6 months later. It doesn’t itch at all. Dermatologist did a biopsy and confirmed. I tried hydroxychloroquine for about 3 months but it didn’t do anything . I decided to leave it be because I didn’t want to take medication that made you sick. I still have and it has graduated to my arms. It’s ugly, I don’t go swimming or wear revealing clothing so I guess it’s mine till it goes away on its own. I don’t get vaccine anymore except for flu vaccine for seniors. I don’t want to be a Guinea pig.
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11266857/ A new treatment was approved by the FDA in October 2024.