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
Glucagonoma syndrome
Clinical signs
  • affects patients with glucagonoma
  • skin lesions: necrolytic migratory erythema
  • other lesions (glossitis, stomatitis, thrombosis...)
  • erythema, epidermal necroses
  • heals usually within two weeks
Histology

Pale upper part of the epidermis, vacuoles within keratinocytes, necrosis. Sometimes subepidermal vesicles and/or subcorneal pustules are present. Slight dermal lymphocytic infiltrate.

The histological picture is similar to pellagra (niacin) and acrodermatitis enteropathica (zinc).