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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
Impetigo
Clinical signs
  • often face, esp. perioral; hands
  • vesicles, which quickly change into crusts
  • vesicles, erosions, crusts, staphylococci are detectable
Histology

Subcorneal vesicles filled with neutrophils (impetigo contagiosa) or only minimal presence of inflammatory cells (bullous impetigo). Thin roof is often detached. Impetiginization of various inflammatory skin disorders is caused by secondary infection.

Pictures

Impetigo: Impetigo, HE 20x (67) Impetigo, HE 40x (68)

Impetigo contagiosa, early, with spongiotic vesicles and only scattered neutrophils: Impetigo contagiosa, HE 20x (4717)

Impetigo contagiosa: Impetigo contagiosa, HE 40x (4797)

Tiny subcornal pustule, etiology v.s. Corynebacteria: Subcorneal pustule with microorganisms (Corynebacteria), HE 60x (13915)