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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
Verruca vulgaris
Clinical signs
  • location: variable, often fingers, toes, face
  • solitary and multiple hyperkeratotic papules with warty surface
  • recurrences common, sometimes spontaneous clearing

Verruca vulgaris (3423)

Verruca vulgaris (3424)

Histology

Papillomatous tumor with acanthosis, hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis; thickened, coarse granular layer, vacuolized keratinocytes with basophilic, irregular nuclei (koilocytosis). Parakeratosis is present mostly in the tips of the papillae (christmas tree parakeratosis).

Verruca vulgaris (10930)

Verruca vulgaris (6035)

Case study
Verruca vulgaris forming cornu cutaneum
Pavla Kišová
Clinical signs
  • female,76 years
  • actinic keratoses, treated by cryotherapy
  • seborrhoic keratoses on the trunk and thighs
  • solar lentigo of the trunk
  • cornu cutaneum of the thigh

Verruca vulgaris (6266)

Therapy

Abrasion of the lesion of the thigh.

Pictures

Verruca vulgaris, macro- and microscopic picture (abrasion): Verruca vulgaris, Clinical picture (6266) Verruca vulgaris, fragments, HE 60x (6265)