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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
Superficial tinea
Clinical signs
  • affects the skin, scalp, hairy areas, nails
  • pink, spreading plaques with scaling in the border and healing in the center; fragile hairs
  • often in intertriginous areas
  • nails: most commonly spreas from the free margin of the nail; white streaks, thickenning of the nail plate; fragmentation of the nail
  • excoriations sometimes
  • cultivation, Potassium Hydroxide test
  • Pityriasis versicolor forms brown or pale patches
Pictures

Tinea cruris: Tinea, Clinical picture (850)

Tinea interdigitalis pedis with secondary infection: Tinea, Clinical picture (851)

Superficial tinea, healing in the center: Tinea, Clinical picture (854)

Superficial tinea, arm: Tinea, Clinical picture (855)

Hyperkeratotic tinea, soles: Tinea, Clinical picture (1027)

Id dyshidrotic eruption, hand: Tinea, Clinical picture (1028)

Generalized superficial tinea: Tinea, Clinical picture (1029)

Onychomycosis affects especially lower extremities: Tinea, Clinical picture (1030) Tinea, Clinical picture (849)

Pityriasis versicolor: Tinea, Clinical picture (1031)

Pityriasis versicolor alba: Tinea, Clinical picture (1032)

Rubrophyton, buttocks: Tinea, Clinical picture (1033)

Rubrophyton, inguinal areas: Tinea, Clinical picture (1034)

Trichophyton, soles: Tinea, Clinical picture (1035)

Trichophyton, forearm: Tinea, Clinical picture (1036)

Trichophyton, lower extremity: Tinea, Clinical picture (1037)

Trichophyton, trunk: Tinea, Clinical picture (1038)

Pityriasis versicolor: Tinea versicolor brown, Clinical picture (3257) Tinea versicolor brown, Clinical picture (3259) Tinea versicolor brown, Clinical picture (3260) Tinea versicolor brown, Clinical picture (3261)

Pityriasis versicolor: Tinea versicolor brown, Clinical picture (3262) Tinea versicolor brown, Clinical picture (3258)

Pityriasis versicolor, var. rubra: Tinea versicolor brown, Macro (3926) Tinea versicolor brown, Macro (3925)

Tinea corporis: Superficial mycosis, trunk, Clinical picture (3356) Superficial mycosis, trunk, Clinical picture (3359) Superficial mycosis, trunk, Clinical picture (3360) Superficial mycosis, trunk, Clinical picture (3361) Superficial mycosis, trunk, Clinical picture (3362) Superficial mycosis, trunk, Clinical picture (3363) Superficial mycosis, trunk, Clinical picture (3357) Superficial mycosis, wrist, Clinical picture (3358)

Pityriasis versicolor: Tinea versicolor brown, Clinical picture (5832) Tinea versicolor brown, Clinical picture (5833) Tinea versicolor brown, Clinical picture (5834) Tinea versicolor brown, Clinical picture (5835) Tinea versicolor brown, Clinical picture (5836) Tinea versicolor brown, Clinical picture (5837)

Trichomycosis axillaris: Trichomycosis axillaris, Clinical picture (3396) Trichomycosis axillaris, Clinical picture (3397) Trichomycosis axillaris, Clinical picture (3398)

Tinea cruris, caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes: Superficial mycosis, trichophyton mentagrophytes, Clinical picture (3364)

Tinea faciei: Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3365) Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3366)

Tinea inguinalis: Superficial mycosis, inguinalis, Clinical picture (3367) Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3368) Superficial inguinal mycosis, Clinical picture (3369) Superficial inguinal mycosis, Clinical picture (3370) Superficial inguinal mycosis, Clinical picture (3371)

Tinea interdigitalis, leg: Superficial interdigital mycosis, Clinical picture (3372) Superficial interdigital mycosis, Clinical picture (3373) Superficial interdigital mycosis, Clinical picture (3374)

Tinea, hands: Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3375) Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3376) Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3377)

Tinea, hands: Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3378) Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3379) Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3380)

Tinea, hands: Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3381) Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3382) Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3383) Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3384) Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3385)

Tinea, leg: Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3386)

Tinea, leg: Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3387) Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3388) Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3389) Superficial mycosis, Clinical picture (3390)

Pityriasis versicolor, alba: Tinea versicolor alba, Clinical picture (5827) Tinea versicolor alba, Clinical picture (5828) Tinea versicolor alba, Clinical picture (5829)

Tinea of gluteal region: Mycosis superficial eczematoid, Clinical picture (5903) Mycosis superficial eczematoid, Clinical picture (5904)

Tinea during steroid therapy, the last image shows improvement after antimycotic therapy: Mycosis superficial eczematoid, Clinical picture (5906) Mycosis superficial eczematoid, Clinical picture (5907) Mycosis superficial eczematoid, Clinical picture (5908) Mycosis superficial eczematoid, Clinical picture (5909) Mycosis superficial eczematoid, Clinical picture (5905)

Interdigital tinea, legs: Mycosis interdigitalis pedum, onychomycosis, Clinical picture (5910) Mycosis interdigitalis pedum, onychomycosis, Clinical picture (5911)

Tinea, hands: Superficial mycosis of the hands, Clinical picture (5912) Superficial mycosis of the hands, Clinical picture (5913)

Tinea, hands: Superficial mycosis capillitii, Clinical picture (5914) Superficial mycosis capillitii, Clinical picture (5915)

Tinea, hair: Superficial mycosis capillitii, Clinical picture (5916) Superficial mycosis capillitii, Clinical picture (5917)

Further examples of dermatophyte infections:

Further examples of pityriasis versicolor:

Histology

Inflammatory reaction is variable, fungi can be demonstrated using PAS or Grocott staining.

Pictures

Pictures shown above are examples of superficial mycosis: Ichthyosis vulgaris combined with superficial tinea, PAS 40x (2) Ichthyosis vulgaris combined with superficial tinea, Grocott 40x (3)

Examples of a case of a follicular mycosis: Follicular mycosis, HE 40x (239) Follicular mycosis, Grocott 40x (238)

Superficial mycosis: Superficial mycosis, HE 20x (141) Superficial mycosis, PAS 20x (142)

Another case: Superficial mycosis, HE 20x (4625) Superficial mycosis, PAS 20x (4626)

Eczematized tinea: Superficial tinea, eczematized, HE 60x (13755) Superficial tinea, eczematized, PAS 60x (13756)

Pityriasis versicolor: Pityriasis versicolor, PAS 40x (509) Pityriasis versicolor, PAS 100x (508)

Another case: Pityriasis versicolor, HE 40x (2163)

Another case: Pityriasis versicolor, HE 60x (10920)

Tinea corporis: Tinea corporis, HE 20x (13262) Tinea corporis, HE 40x (13261)

Tinea corporis, PAS: Tinea corporis, PAS 60x (11011)

Tinea corporis: Tinea corporis, HE 60x (10928)

Tinea corporis: Tinea corporis, HE 60x (10944)

Tinea corporis, PAS: Tinea corporis, PAS 60x (13263)

Tinea corporis: Superficial mycosis, HE 40x (12948)

Trichophyton, superficial folliculitis: Trichophyton, HE 20x (1754) Trichophyton, PAS 20x (1755)

Trichomycosis: Trichomycosis, HE 60x (14095) Trichomycosis, HE 60x (14095)

Tinea within the orifice of eccrine sweat gland: Superficial tinea, sweat gland orrifice, HE 60x (13917) Superficial tinea, sweat gland orrifice, PAS 60x (13918)

Microsporon tinea: Microsporon mycosis, Grocott 40x (3576)