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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
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Introduction

Genetically determined disorder of elastic fibres

Clinical signs
  • starts at second or third decade, worsens with age
  • wrinkled skin
  • soft papules
  • affects eyes, arteries
Histology

Masses of irregularly clumped elastic fibres, sometimes granulomatous reaction and rarely transepidermal elimination of degenerated elastic fibres.