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==General==
==General==
*May lead to ''rhinophyma'' - large bulbous nose.
*May lead to ''rhinophyma'' - large bulbous nose.
An acneiform disorder - this group includes:<ref name=Ref_Derm77>{{Ref Derm|77}}</ref>
*Rosacea.
*Infective folliculitis.
*Perioral dermatitis.
*[[Acne vulgaris]].


==Gross==
==Gross==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Acne vulgaris]].
*[[Inflammatory skin disorders]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:02, 5 June 2013

Acne rosacea, also known as rosacea, a common inflammatory skin disorder that uncommonly gets biopsied.[1]

General

  • May lead to rhinophyma - large bulbous nose.

An acneiform disorder - this group includes:[2]

  • Rosacea.
  • Infective folliculitis.
  • Perioral dermatitis.
  • Acne vulgaris.

Gross

Features:

  • Early: erythema, comedones, papules, pustules.
  • Late: large bulbous nose with erythema.

Microscopic

Features:

  • Perifollicular and perivascular lymphocytes.
  • Vascular dilation.
  • Folliculitis.
  • Dermal fibrosis (late stage).
  • Sebaceous gland hyperplasia (late stage).

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Micro

The sections shows hair-bearing skin with sebaceous hyperplasia and vertically oriented dermal fibrosis. Ther dermis has a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate. Several epidermal hair follicle cysts are present. Focal giant cell formation is seen.

See also

References

  1. Busam, Klaus J. (2009). Dermatopathology: A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 79. ISBN 978-0443066542.
  2. Busam, Klaus J. (2009). Dermatopathology: A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 77. ISBN 978-0443066542.