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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
Scrophuloderma
Clinical signs
  • draining tuberculosis of internal organs (lymphatic nodes, eg. cervical), bone etc.
  • painless swelling
  • ulceration
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Histology

Granulomas with giant cells of Langhans, lymphocytes, plasmocytes and neutrophils, tuberculous pus, draining fistula; unspecific epidermal proliferation.

Pictures

Scrophuloderma: Scrofuloderma, HE 2x (612) Scrofuloderma, HE 40x (613) Scrofuloderma, HE 40x (614)

Scrophuloderma, histology corresponds to purulent inflammation; acid fast staining for mycobacteria is positive: Scrofuloderma, HE 40x (4033) Scrofuloderma, Ziehl Neelsen 40x (4032)