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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
Lymphedema
Clinical signs
  • primary and secondary forms affect lower extremities, either symmetrically or unilaterally
  • subcutis is thickened, in long lasting lymphedema the change is irreversible
  • the skin does not wrinkle, dimpling is not possible
  • erysipelas is frequent complication of lymphedema
Pictures

Verrucosities in advanced secondary lymphedema: Lymphedem, Clinical picture (801)

Microbial eczema and lymphedema: Eczem dermatitis, Clinical picture (1020)

Primary lymphedema of the lower extremity: Lymphedem, Clinical picture (1073)

Histology

Minimal finding, sometimes slight dilatation of lymphatic vessels.

Pictures

Lymphedema (according to clinical correlation): Lymphedem, HE 40x (4728)

Lymphedema: Lymphedem, HE 40x (13197)