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'''Stasis dermatitis''' is a relatively common skin pathology in elderly individuals.
'''Stasis dermatitis''' is a relatively common skin pathology in elderly individuals.


==General==
*Due to venous stasis.<ref name=pmid19925928>{{cite journal |author=Weaver J, Billings SD |title=Initial presentation of stasis dermatitis mimicking solitary lesions: a previously unrecognized clinical scenario |journal=J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. |volume=61 |issue=6 |pages=1028–32 |year=2009 |month=December |pmid=19925928 |doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2009.04.025 |url=}}</ref>
==Gross==
Features:
*Location: lower legs - '''important'''.
*Lightly brown papules and plaques.
*Pitting edema.


==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==

Revision as of 14:52, 9 June 2014

Stasis dermatitis is a relatively common skin pathology in elderly individuals.

General

  • Due to venous stasis.[1]

Gross

Features:

  • Location: lower legs - important.
  • Lightly brown papules and plaques.
  • Pitting edema.

Microscopic

Features:

  • Pale superficial dermis.
  • Sawtooth rete ridges.
  • No basal atypia.


See also

References

  1. Weaver J, Billings SD (December 2009). "Initial presentation of stasis dermatitis mimicking solitary lesions: a previously unrecognized clinical scenario". J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 61 (6): 1028–32. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2009.04.025. PMID 19925928.