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
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Pityriasis alba
Clinical signs
  • hypopigmented patches
  • location: upper trunk
  • may follow eczema, but etiology is unknown
Histology

The signs are inconstant: mild hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis, spongiosis. Melanocytes are normal, the amount of melanin is reduced.