Difference between revisions of "Inflammatory skin disorders"
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(→Pyoderma gangrenosum: + necrobiotic xanthogranuloma) |
(→Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma: more) |
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*"Necrobiotic granuloma": | *"Necrobiotic granuloma": | ||
**Palisading granuloma with a core collagen-like material. | **Palisading granuloma with a core collagen-like material. | ||
*Cholesterol clefts - common. | *+/-Cholesterol clefts - common. | ||
*[[Touton giant cell]]s. | *+/-[[Touton giant cell]]s. | ||
*+/-Atypical foreign body-type giant cells +/- asteroid bodies. | |||
DDx: | DDx: | ||
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*[[Necrobiosis lipoidica]] - has plasma cells. | *[[Necrobiosis lipoidica]] - has plasma cells. | ||
*Granuloma-forming infections - positive stains for microorganisms. | *Granuloma-forming infections - positive stains for microorganisms. | ||
Image: | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asteroid_bodies_high_mag_cropped.jpg Asteroid body (WC)]. | |||
=DDx for pattern= | =DDx for pattern= | ||