Acne rosacea
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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.
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.