Pathology
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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
Erythema annulare centrifugum (erythema figuratum)
Etiology, pathogenesis
  • unknown
Clinical signs
  • the trunk, extremities
  • urticarial erythematous annular or polycyclic lesions
  • centrifugal spreading, regression in the center
  • immunological reaction in tumours, infections and autoimmune diseases
  • middle-aged adults
  • healing in weeks up to years
Pictures

Erythema annulare, patient with lung carcinoma Erythema annulare, Clinical picture (1039)

Histology

Superficial nad deep, dense, sharply demarcated perivascular lymphocytic infiltrates, epidermis normal; in superficial form the infiltrates are limited to the upper dermis only and epidermis may show spongiosis and microvesiculation.