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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
Cicatricial pemphigoid
Clinical signs
  • affects mucous membranes of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, conjuctiva, genital; the skin involvement is less frequent
  • top of the head: cicatricial pemphigoid of Brunsting-Perry
  • tendency to scarring, strictures, the conjunctiva involvement may lead to blindness
  • blisters on the skin, erosions on the mucous membranes
Pictures

Cicatricing pemphigid, neurofibromas and seborrhoic keratoses are accidental finding: Pemphigoid cicatrical, Clinical picture (771)

Cicatricing pemphigoid, gingivitis: Pemphigoid cicatrical, Clinical picture (772)

Cicatricing pemphigoid, scarring of the buccal mucosa: Pemphigoid cicatrical, Clinical picture (773)

Histology

Subepidermal vesicles with chronic dermal inflammatory infilrate, proliferation of capillaries (granulation tissue), later fibrosis and scarring. The infiltate contains neutrophils, later eosionphils appear as well.

Erosions are more common than vesicles on mucous membranes.

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