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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
Granuloma faciale (eosinophilicum)
Etiology, pathogenesis
  • unknown, probably immune disorder
Clinical signs
  • papules, nodules
  • affect face (almost exclusively)
  • brown red color
  • asymptomatic
  • persistent, no therapy

This disease does not have anything common with eosinophilic granuloma (histiocytosis X variant), which can affect skin as well.

Histology

Dense infiltration reaching deep into the dermis, usually separated from epidermis by the narrow layer of infiltrated corium (grenz zone). This infiltrate is composed of lymphocytes, histiocytes, neutrophils and eosinophils. Blood vessels are affected (leukocytoclastic vasculitis), therefore extravasation of erythrocytes and siderophages are common.