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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
Ulcus cruris
Clinical signs
  • venous, postphlebitic ulcerations: above the inner ancle
  • arterial ulceration: foot, toes, tibial area, painful, necroses often
  • diabetic ulceration: fingers, soles, diabetic foot
  • ulcerations in hypertension: tibial area
  • another causes: vasculitic ulcerations
  • mixed ulcerations: combined causes
Pictures

Crural ulcerations: Ulcus cruris, Clinical picture (931)

Ulcus cruris venosum, atrophia alba, dermatoliposclerosis: Ulcus cruris, Clinical picture (932)

Ulcus cruris postphlebiticus: Ulcus cruris, Clinical picture (933)

Ulcus cruris, necrosis: Ulcus cruris, Clinical picture (934)

Ulcus cruris, granulations, epithelisation: Ulcus cruris, Clinical picture (1139)

Venous ulcus cruris: Ulcus cruris, Clinical picture (6369)

Histology

Fibrin, nerosis, granulation tissue, sometimes with neutrophils, variable deposits of hemosiderin. The epidermis around is usually acanthotic (pseudoepithelimatous hyperplasia) and sometimes irritated (spongiosis, parakeratosis) as the reaction on extrenal therapy.

Pictures

Biopsy of the margin of chronic ulceration, prominent hemosidermis deposits, irritated epidermis: Ulcus cruris, HE 40x (6041) Ulcus cruris, Prussian blue 40x (6040)

Ulcus cruris: Ulcus cruris, HE 60x (13793)