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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
Adnate listeriosis
Etiology, pathogenesis
  • caused by bacteria Listeria monocytogenes, which is especially dangerous for immunosupressed individuals and pregnant women
  • contaminated foodstuffs (non-pasteurised milk and other) are the source of infection
  • placenta and later the fetus are infected by hematogenic and ascendent mode of infection (the fetus swallows infected amniotic fluid)
  • the fetus develops disseminated infection affecting many organs
Clinical signs
  • slight elevation of body temperature, increased inflammatory markers
  • spontaneous healing after abortion or delivery
  • spontaneous abortion, premature delivery of dead or heavily infected newborn
Histology

Multiple small necroses, infiltrated by neutrophils.

Pictures

Listeriosis, aborted fetus (fetal skin, necrosis, autolysis; the same case as above): Listeriosis (aborted fetus), HE 40x (5508)