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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
Erythrasma
Etiology
Clinical signs
  • inguinae, axillae
  • patches with sharp borders, slight squames
  • color: light brown to red-brown
  • no inflammatory borders
Pictures

Erythrasma: Erythrasma, Clinical picture (1051)

Erythrasma: Erythrasma, Clinical picture (2925)

Further examples of erythrasma:

Histology

Gram positive, PAS slightly positive rods and filaments within the horny layer.

Pictures

Erythrasma, possible association with lichen sclerosus et atrophicus: Erythrasma, HE 40x (2554) Erythrasma, PAS 40x (2555) Erythrasma, Gram 40x (2553)

Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus and erythrasma: Erythrasma, lichen sclerosus, pruritus vulvae, HE 100x (4896)