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
Giant cell arteritis of Horton (temporal)
Clinical signs
  • painfull arteritis
  • location: temporal
  • swelling, pain
  • may progress and affect nearby organs (eye)
Histology

Arteritis with elastolytic granulomas and presence of giant cells; fibrosis, degeneration and mixed inflammatory infiltration with plasma cells, lymphocytes and histiocytes.