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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
Erysipelas
Etiology

Infection by group A Streptococci.

Clinical signs
  • localization: lower extremities, face, upper extremities with lymphedema
  • at first nausea, then fever
  • reddish skin plaques
  • irregular lateral spread
  • painful regional lymphnode, lymphanigitis
  • recurrencies often
  • lymphedema after damage of the lymphatic vessels

Erysipel (2896)

Celulitis (3731)

Histology

Edema of superficial dermis, bacteria, mixed interstitial infiltrate with neutrophils, dilated capillaries and lymphatics.