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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Borreliosis (acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans)
Clinical signs
  • skin lesions of the 3rd stage of borreliosis
  • location: extremities, often unilateral involvement
  • atrophic skin with visible blood vessels
  • color: red or purple
  • involvement is widespread (often affects the whole extremity)
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Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, dorsa or the hands Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, Clinical picture (961)

Further examples of acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans:

Histology

Perivascular infiltrate, superficial and deep, of variable density; usually with variable admixture of plasma cells. Epidermis is atrophic, thinned, without rete ridges. Loss of hair adnexa in long standing lesions. Slight dermal edema may be present in active lesions.

Pictures

Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans: Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, HE 10x (1159) Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, HE 40x (1160)

Another case: Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, HE 40x (6092)

Another case: Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, HE 10x (1161)

Another case: Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, HE 40x (1158)

Another case: Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, HE 40x (2263)

Another case: Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans late inflamm, HE 20x (4381)

Another case: Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans late inflamm, HE 20x (4382)

Another case: Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, HE 40x (6130)

Another case: Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, HE 60x (12314)

Another case: Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, HE 40x (12643) Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, HE 40x (12644)

Borreliosis: Borreliosis, HE 60x (10914)

Another case, pseudolymphoma: Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, pseudolymphoma, HE 20x (4383)