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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
Cutis marmorata, livedo reticularis, livedo racemosa
Clinical signs
  • red and bluish net-like patches
  • initiated by cold conditions, usually subsides with warming
  • affects esp. children and women
  • location: most often legs
Etiology

Variable, sometimes blood vessels disorders (vasculitis, antiphospholipid syndrome, drugs), sometimes no etiology can be identified. Immunofluorescence is sometimes slightly positive and slight perivascular lymphocytic infiltrates can be seen.

Histology

Variable: dilatation of blood vessels, increased number of blood vessels, sometimes no changes can be found.