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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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===Micro=== | ===Micro=== | ||
The sections shows hair-bearing skin with sebaceous hyperplasia and vertically oriented dermal fibrosis. | The sections shows hair-bearing skin with sebaceous hyperplasia and vertically oriented dermal fibrosis. A perivascular and perifollicular lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate is present. Several epidermal hair follicle cysts are present. Focal giant cell formation is seen. | ||
The epidermis is thin and shows no significant nuclear atypia. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[ | *[[Inflammatory skin disorders]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:07, 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.
Rhinopyma. (WC)
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. A perivascular and perifollicular lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate is present. Several epidermal hair follicle cysts are present. Focal giant cell formation is seen.
The epidermis is thin and shows no significant nuclear atypia.
See also
References
- ↑ Busam, Klaus J. (2009). Dermatopathology: A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 79. ISBN 978-0443066542.
- ↑ Busam, Klaus J. (2009). Dermatopathology: A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 77. ISBN 978-0443066542.