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Ezeh N, Caplan A, Rosenbach M, Imadojemu S. Cutaneous Sarcoidosis. Dermatol Clin 2023; 41:455-470. [DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2023.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Kumar A, Kaur S, Sangwan PL, Tasduq SA. Therapeutic and cosmeceutical role of glycosylated natural products in dermatology. Phytother Res 2023; 37:1574-1589. [PMID: 36809543 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Natural products (NPs) remain the primary source of pharmacologically active candidates for drug discovery. Since time immemorial, NPs have attracted considerable attention because of their beneficial skin effects. Moreover, there has been a great interest in using such products for the cosmetics industry in the past few decades, bridging the gap between modern and traditional medicine. Terpenoids, Steroids, and Flavonoids having glycosidic attachment have proven biological effects with a positive impact on human health. NPs derived glycosides are mainly found in fruits, vegetables, and plants, and most of them have a special reverence in traditional and modern medicine for disease prevention and treatment. A literature review was performed using scientific journals, Google scholar, Scifinder, PubMED, and Google patents. These scientific articles, documents, and patents establish the significance of glycosidic NPs in the areas of dermatology. Considering the human inclination to the usage of NPs rather than synthetic or inorganic drugs (especially in the area of skin care), in the present review we have discussed the worth of NP glycosides in beauty care and skin-related therapeutics and the mechanistic pathways involved.
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- Amit Kumar
- Natural Product and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, India.,Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India.,PK/PD divisions, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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- Natural Product and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, India
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- PK/PD divisions, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, India.,PK-PD and Toxicology Divisions, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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Kumar PV, Gowda C, Pai K, Rodrigues G. Folliculitis to tubercular panniculitis: a clinical diagnostic dilemma! BMJ Case Rep 2021; 14:e244383. [PMID: 34511411 PMCID: PMC8438725 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-244383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College Manipal, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- General Surgery, Manipal University Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
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Sarcoidosis is a chronic, multisystem, inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that is characterized by noncaseating granulomas that impair normal organ functioning. Sarcoidosis predominantly affects the lungs, but the skin is often cited as the second most frequently involved organ. Cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis are highly variable and ongoing research seeks to better understand the relationship between clinical morphology and disease prognosis. Skin findings in patients with sarcoidosis can be "specific," in which sarcoidal granulomas infiltrate the skin, or they can represent a "nonspecific" reactive inflammatory process, as is seen in calcinosis cutis and erythema nodosum. Cutaneous sarcoidosis can be the initial presenting sign or develop later in the course of the disease. In some patients, the skin will be the most involved and impactful organ system and will drive therapy. In other cases, the skin will be an incidental or minor finding, but may be easily accessible for biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. There are many potential therapies for sarcoidosis, though no one therapy is universally effective.
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- Avrom Caplan
- Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Subcutaneous Panniculitis-Like T-Cell Lymphoma With Granulomas as the Predominant Feature. Am J Dermatopathol 2020; 41:667-670. [PMID: 30908292 DOI: 10.1097/dad.0000000000001402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL) is a rare primary cutaneous lymphoma preferentially localized in the subcutaneous adipose tissue and composed of cytotoxic T cells with an α/β immunophenotype. The neoplastic T cells can be variably admixed with other inflammatory cells, including histiocytes, which can rarely form noncaseating granulomas. We present a case of SPTCL in which granulomas are the predominant feature, composing 75%-80% of the inflammatory infiltrate. The top differential diagnoses included infectious and autoimmune etiologies. However, special stains for microorganisms were negative, and immunohistochemical analysis of the atypical lymphocytes showed a CD3, CD8, TIA-1+, T-cell receptor (TCR) beta+, and CD4 infiltrate with a high Ki67 proliferation index of approximately 30%. TCR gene rearrangement studies by polymerase chain reaction with confirmation by high-throughput sequencing were necessary to exclude an autoimmune etiology, specifically lupus erythematosus panniculitis. To the best of our knowledge, only 1 other case of SPTCL with prominent granulomas has been reported in the literature. It is important for dermatopathologists to recognize this presentation of SPTCL. SPTCL with predominant granulomas should be included in the differential diagnosis of granulomatous panniculitis along with infectious and autoimmune panniculitides as well as other granulomatous lymphomas.
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Cervantes J, Rosen A, Dehesa L, Dickinson G, Alonso-Llamazares J. Granulomatous Reaction in a Patient With Metastatic Melanoma Treated With Ipilimumab: First Case Reported With Isolated Cutaneous Findings. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.adengl.2018.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Cervantes J, Rosen A, Dehesa L, Dickinson G, Alonso-Llamazares J. Reacción granulomatosa en paciente con melanoma metastásico tratado con ipilimumab: primer caso descrito presentando clínica cutánea únicamente. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2019; 110:43-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2017.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Chan L, Henderson CJ, Weller PA, Tong PL. Suppurative cribriform ulcers in one leg. Int J Dermatol 2018; 57:1301-1303. [PMID: 29749610 DOI: 10.1111/ijd.14024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Linda Chan
- Department of Dermatology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Sydney South West Pathology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Dermatology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Dermatology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Centenary Institute, Newtown, NSW, Australia.,Discipline of Dermatology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Keratoacanthomatous Changes: Unifying the Histologic Spectrum of Actinic Granuloma. Am J Dermatopathol 2018; 40:762-766. [PMID: 29697422 DOI: 10.1097/dad.0000000000001156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Actinic granuloma (AG) manifests as annular plaques on sun-damaged skin. There remains no universal consensus on the nosology, etiology, or clinicopathologic criteria of AG as a distinct entity. Broadly, AG is characterized by granulomatous inflammation, multinucleated giant cells, elastophagocytosis, and the absence of mucin and necrobiosis. It is not uncommon, however, to encounter overlapping histological features of other granulomas, such as granuloma annulare and necrobiosis lipoidica, confounding the diagnosis of this controversial entity. Herein, we describe 2 cases of AG with features of granuloma annulare and necrobiosis lipoidica, supporting the concept of AG as a histologic spectrum. These 2 cases displayed dilated follicular infundibula and pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia analogous to changes in keratoacanthomas. These unique epithelial changes, in tandem with characteristic elastin alterations and clinical findings, are helpful and unifying features that permit accurate diagnosis of this controversial entity.
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Kumbar R, Dravid N, Nagappa KG, Rokade C. Infectious Granulomatous Dermatitis at a Tertiary Care Centre in North Maharashtra: A Histopathological Study. J Clin Diagn Res 2017; 10:EC13-EC16. [PMID: 28050374 DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2016/15436.8891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Infectious granulomatous dermatitis is a distinctive entity of chronic inflammation. Recognizing the aetiology of granulomatous lesion is challenging to the dermatopathologist. The definitive diagnosis of the granulomatous lesions of skin with identification of aetiological agent is very essential for specific treatment and an appropriate desirable outcome. AIM To study the histomorphology of various granulomatous lesions of skin and classify them, accordingly into different categories. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective study of skin biopsies received in the Department of Pathology over a period of five years (June 2009-June 2014) was objectively reviewed. The skin biopsies diagnosed histopathologically as granulomatous dermatitis on H&E stained sections were selected. Complete clinical and relevant history were recorded. Special stains were employed whenever required. RESULTS A total of 137 cases exhibited granulomatous reaction pattern. Among the granulomatous lesions of skin, tuberculoid granulomas were seen in 109 cases (79.56%), foreign body type in 12 cases (8.75%), suppurative and necrobiotic granulomas each in 7 cases (5.1%) and histiocytic and mixed inflammatory type each in one case (0.7%). Leprosy was the most common granulomatous lesion in 66.4% of the cases (91/137). CONCLUSION Leprosy was the most common granulomatous lesion with Borderline Tuberculoid Leprosy (BTL) as common sub type followed by tuberculoid leprosy. Hence the combination of clinical data and histomorphological findings are essential for establishing an accurate diagnosis of granulomatous lesion of skin.
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- Rajeshwari Kumbar
- Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, ACPM Medical College , Dhule, Maharashtra, India
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- Professor and Head, Department of Pathology, ACPM Medical College , Dhule, Maharashtra, India
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, ACPM Medical College , Dhule, Maharashtra, India
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Granulomas of the skin may be classified in several ways. They are either infectious or non-infectious in character, and they contain areas of necrobiosis or necrosis, or not. Responsible infectious agents may be mycobacterial, fungal, treponemal, or parasitic organisms, and each case of granulomatous dermatitis should be assessed histochemically for those microbes. In the non-infectious group, examples of necrobiotic or necrotizing granulomas include granuloma annulare; necrobiosis lipoidica; rheumatoid nodule; and lupus miliaris disseminates faciei. Non-necrobiotic/necrotizing and non-infectious lesions are exemplified by sarcoidosis; foreign-body reactions; Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome; Blau syndrome; elastolytic granuloma; lichenoid and granulomatous dermatitis; interstitial granulomatous dermatitis; cutaneous involvement by Crohn disease; granulomatous rosacea; and granulomatous pigmented purpura. Histiocytic dermatitides that do not feature granuloma formation are peculiar reactions to infection, such as cutaneous malakoplakia; leishmaniasis; histoplasmosis; lepromatous leprosy; rhinoscleroma; lymphogranuloma venereum; and granuloma inguinale.
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- Mark R Wick
- Section of Dermatopathology, Division of Surgical & Cytological Pathology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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Noiles K, Beleznay K, Crawford RI, Au S. Sarcoidosis Can Present with Necrotizing Granulomas Histologically: Two Cases of Ulcerated Sarcoidosis and Review of the Literature. J Cutan Med Surg 2013; 17:377-83. [DOI: 10.2310/7750.2013.13035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background: Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disorder with cutaneous involvement present in 25% of cases. The presence of naked granulomas histologically is the hallmark of sarcoidosis. The presence of necrotizing granulomas is highly suggestive of other granulomatous conditions and leads the clinician to pursue other diagnoses, such as infectious causes. Objectives: We describe two cases of sarcoidosis in which necrotizing granulomas were present on biopsy. Both patients had ulcerated cutaneous lesions of sarcoidosis. In one case, the presence of these atypical histologic features led to a delay in diagnosis of almost 10 years. We review the various histopathologic findings associated with cutaneous sarcoidosis and discuss a potential connection between ulcerated sarcoidosis and atypical histologic findings. Conclusion: When atypical histopathologic features are present, the differential diagnosis of sarcoidosis should not be excluded.
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- Kristin Noiles
- From the Department sof Dermatology and Skin Science and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department sof Dermatology and Skin Science and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department sof Dermatology and Skin Science and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC
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- From the Department sof Dermatology and Skin Science and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC
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Lamb RC, Paul M, Dawn G, Drummond A. A 67-year-old woman with resolving atrophic patches. Clin Exp Dermatol 2013; 39:105-7. [PMID: 24117538 DOI: 10.1111/ced.12205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- R C Lamb
- Alan Lyell Centre for Dermatology, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK
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Cardoso JC, Calonje E. Cutaneous infections presenting with granulomatous infiltrates: a review of histopathological patterns. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2013.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Pellicano R, Caldarola G, Filabozzi P, Zalaudek I. Dermoscopy of Necrobiosis Lipoidica and Granuloma Annulare. Dermatology 2013; 226:319-23. [DOI: 10.1159/000350573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 03/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Chow KF, Ritchie E, Husain S, Alobeid B, Bhagat G. Lethal T- and NK-cell lymphomas mimicking granulomatous panniculitidies: a clinicopathologic study of three cases. J Cutan Pathol 2011; 38:483-91. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2011.01697.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Jung YJ, Roh MR. Clinical and histopathological analysis of specific lesions of cutaneous sarcoidosis in Korean patients. J DERMATOL TREAT 2010; 22:11-7. [PMID: 20524878 DOI: 10.3109/09546630903440098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sarcoidosis is a multi-systemic, non-caseating, granulomatous disorder of unknown origin. OBJECTIVE The purpose of our investigation was to describe the clinicopathological characteristics of specific lesions of cutaneous sarcoidosis and treatment outcomes in Korean patients. METHODS A retrospective review was made of 31 patients who were diagnosed with sarcoidosis at Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System in Korea between 2000 and 2008; these patients were enrolled in this study. The diagnosis of cutaneous sarcoidosis was made in 17 of the patients. They were confirmed by histopathologic examinations. The clinical features were analyzed through review of medical records, and histopathologic and radiologic examinations. RESULTS The patients' primary complaints were cutaneous symptoms (51.6%) and respiratory symptoms (32.3%). The most common presentation of cutaneous sarcoidal lesions was the nodule-plaque form (41.2%) and systemic organ involvement was observed in six cases (35.3%). Treatment modalities included steroid, hydroxychloroquine, cyclosporine, topical tacrolimus, and pulsed dye laser. In our series, five patients (30%) achieved complete resolution of the cutaneous lesions and 10 patients (60%) showed partial resolution after corticosteroid treatment. Also, patients without extracutaneous symptoms responded better to corticosteroid treatment compared to patients with systemic involvement. CONCLUSIONS These data reveal the diversity of clinical and histopathologic findings of cutaneous sarcoidosis in Korea.
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- Ye-Jin Jung
- Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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Ramdial PK, Sing Y, Subrayan S, Calonje E, Aboobaker J, Sydney C, Sookdeo D, Ramburan A, Madiba TE. Granulomas in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated cutaneous Kaposi sarcoma: evidence for a role for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Cutan Pathol 2010; 37:827-34. [PMID: 20370850 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2010.01544.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Co-lesional acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated cutaneous Kaposi sarcoma (AIDS-KS) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis-associated granulomatous inflammation are undocumented. METHOD Retrospective appraisal of skin biopsies with co-lesional AIDS-KS and microscopic tuberculosis (TB). RESULTS Sixteen biopsies from nine males and seven females form the study cohort. Histological assessment confirmed nodular and plaque KS in 12 and 4 cases each, respectively. Necrotizing, non-necrotizing and a combination of necrotizing and non-necrotizing granulomatous inflammation were present in nine, two and five biopsies each, respectively. The identification of acid fast bacilli on Ziehl-Neelsen staining and M. tuberculosis on polymerase chain reaction confirmed co-lesional TB in 15/16 biopsies. Co-lesional AIDS-KS and lichen scrofulosorum, hitherto undocumented, were confirmed in one biopsy. The histopathological findings served as a marker of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, visceral TB, therapeutic noncompliance and multidrug resistant pulmonary TB in nine, eight, five and one patient, respectively. M. tuberculosis was cultured from sputum or nodal tissue of all patients. CONCLUSION Granulomatous inflammation in KS requires optimal histopathological and molecular investigation to confirm an M. tuberculosis origin. The cutaneous co-lesional occurrence of AIDS-KS and microscopic TB may serve as the sentinel clue to HIV infection, systemic TB, therapeutic noncompliance or multidrug resistant TB.
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- Pratistadevi K Ramdial
- Department of Anatomical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
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Inflammatory Diseases of the Dermis and Epidermis. Dermatopathology (Basel) 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-06654-2.00001-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] Open
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Wiest LG, Stolz W, Schroeder JA. Electron Microscopic Documentation of Late Changes in Permanent Fillers and Clinical Management of Granulomas in Affected Patients. Dermatol Surg 2009; 35 Suppl 2:1681-8. [PMID: 19807764 DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01347.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Lymphohistiocytic anaplastic large cell lymphoma involving skin: A diagnostic challenge. Pathol Res Pract 2009; 205:283-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2008.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2008] [Revised: 10/22/2008] [Accepted: 10/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Misago N, Inoue T, Narisawa Y. Delayed reaction after an octopus bite showing a giant cell-rich granulomatous dermatitis/panniculitis. J Cutan Pathol 2008; 35:1068-72. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00947.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Brenner FM, Badziak D, Rosas FMB, Fillus Neto J, Moritz S. Alopecia: manifestação cutânea rara de sarcoidose. An Bras Dermatol 2008. [DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962008000500007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A sarcoidose é doença granulomatosa multissistêmica que geralmente compromete o trato respiratório e os linfonodos hilares. A pele é comumente afetada, mas raramente o couro cabeludo. Dois casos de sarcoidose com lesões no couro cabeludo são relatados: o primeiro, em paciente negra apresentando áreas de alopecia no couro cabeludo associada a outras lesões cutâneas; e o segundo, em paciente branca, portadora de sarcoidose pulmonar, com alopecia como manifestação cutânea isolada. A sarcoidose de couro cabeludo merece especial atenção, pois nos pacientes com essa forma de lesão cutânea existe alta incidência de acometimento sistêmico.
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Watanabe T, Yamada N, Yoshida Y, Yamamoto O. Intralymphatic histiocytosis with granuloma formation associated with orthopaedic metal implants. Br J Dermatol 2007; 158:402-4. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08295.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease with cutaneous lesions present in 20%-35% of patients. Given the wide variability of clinical manifestations, it is one of the "great imitators," making it necessary to consider clinical, epidemiological, radiographic, laboratory, and histopathological criteria to make the diagnosis. Cutaneous lesions have been classified as specific and nonspecific, depending on the presence of noncaseating granulomas on histologic studies. Specific lesions include maculopapules, plaques, nodules, lupus pernio, scar infiltration, alopecia, ulcerative lesions, and hypopigmentation among others. Nail, mucosal, and childhood sarcoidosis represent a distinct subset of the disease process. The most common nonspecific lesion is erythema nodosum. Others include calcifications, prurigo, erythema multiforme, nail clubbing, and Sweet syndrome. The importance of considering cutaneous sarcoidosis in the clinical differential diagnosis of a given skin lesion relies on the association with systemic involvement and the convenience of the skin as a tissue source for histologic analysis.
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- Esteban Fernandez-Faith
- Department of Dermatology, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Anderson H, Stryjewska B, Boyanton BL, Schwartz MR. Hansen disease in the United States in the 21st century: a review of the literature. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2007; 131:982-6. [PMID: 17550332 DOI: 10.5858/2007-131-982-hditus] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In this article we review the recent literature on Hansen disease (leprosy). We searched published literature through PubMed (National Library of Medicine) and extracted data through direct review of the literature and pathologic slides. Hansen disease continues to occur in the United States, including among the native-born population. Inclusion of the disease in the differential diagnosis is key to confirmation. Current epidemiology, classification systems, prevention measures, and therapy are reviewed.
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- Heather Anderson
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex, USA
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BACKGROUND Granulomatous dermatitis frequently presents a diagnostic challenge to dermatopathologists because an identical histologic picture is produced by several causes, and conversely, a single cause may produce varied histologic patterns. METHODS A retrospective analysis of skin biopsies received over a period of 7 years was performed, and cases of non-infectious granulomatous dermatitis diagnosed on histopathological examination were retrieved. RESULTS Out of a total of 586 cases of granulomatous dermatitis, 71 cases (12.11%) were categorized as non-infectious granulomatous dermatitis on the basis of clinicopathological findings. Further subcategorization was done based on morphology of granulomas as epithelioid granulomas; 15 cases of sarcoidosis, 21.1%, one case of Crohn's vulvitis, 1.4%, necrobiotic granulomas; 11 cases of granuloma annulare, 15.4%, two cases of rheumatoid nodule, 2.8%, 10 cases of foreign body granulomas, 14.0%; 32 cases of miscellaneous group, 45%. CONCLUSIONS Morphology alone is seldom specific and cannot be used as a diagnostic tool for identification of specific diseases. Adequate clinical data and work up in combination of pathological resources can help in elucidation of specific etiology of granulomatous dermatitis. Mohan H, Bal A, Dhami GP. Non-infectious granulomatous dermatitis: a clinicopathological study.
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- Harsh Mohan
- Department of Pathology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
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- J C Cather
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Akoglu G, Karaduman A, Boztepe G, Ozkaya O, Sahin S, Erkin G, Kolemen F. A Case of Lupus vulgaris Successfully Treated with Antituberculous Therapy despite Negative PCR and Culture. Dermatology 2005; 211:290-2. [PMID: 16205078 DOI: 10.1159/000087027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2004] [Accepted: 02/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A 14-year-old boy presented with a pink firm plaque with well-defined borders in the right infra-orbital skin area. On diascopy, the infiltrate exhibited a typical apple-jelly appearance. No acid-fast bacilli could be demonstrated. A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay did not reveal the presence of mycobacteria in a lesional biopsy sample. Culture of biopsied tissue on Loewenstein-Jensen medium was negative. Although the tuberculosis culture and PCR did not confirm tuberculosis, a diagnosis of lupus vulgaris was made considering the clinical and histopathological findings. After a 9-month antituberculous therapy, the lesion disappeared. We believe that a diagnosis of lupus vulgaris still depends more on clinical and histopathological findings than on tuberculosis culture or PCR.
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- Gulsen Akoglu
- Department of Dermatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Ball NJ, Kho GT, Martinka M. The histologic spectrum of cutaneous sarcoidosis: a study of twenty-eight cases. J Cutan Pathol 2004; 31:160-8. [PMID: 14690461 DOI: 10.1111/j.0303-6987.2004.00157.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Naked sarcoidal granulomas (NSGs) are the characteristic histologic finding in sarcoidosis. This descriptive study was designed to identify the frequency of other histologic changes in cutaneous sarcoidosis. METHODS The slides from 28 sequential biopsies previously diagnosed as sarcoidosis in patients with known systemic sarcoidosis were reviewed. RESULTS Classic NSGs were identified in 25 biopsies (89%). Four biopsies contained tuberculoid granulomas, two with neutrophils suggesting infection (cultures negative). Five biopsies contained interstitial granulomas that resembled granuloma annulare and necrobiosis lipoidica in one case each. Additional histologic findings included birefringent foreign material in 14 biopsies (50%), focal necrosis (43%), elastophagocytosis (39%), linear peri-neural granulomas resembling leprosy (25%), increased dermal mucin (18%) and lichenoid inflammation (14%) [two with plasma cells resembling syphilis (7%)]. In all but three cases, the clinical morphology of the lesions suggested sarcoidosis. Special stains for mycobacteria and fungi were negative. CONCLUSIONS The histologic changes in cutaneous sarcoidosis are more diverse than previously recognized. In sarcoidosis, foreign material may be a frequent nidus for cutaneous granuloma formation. Histologic examination without the clinical history could lead to a misdiagnosis of leprosy, syphilis, other infectious granulomas, rosacea, granuloma annulare, necrobiosis lipoidica, and foreign body reaction in selected cases from this series.
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- Nigel J Ball
- Departments of Pathology and Medicine (Dermatology), The University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Ceylan C, Gerceker B, Ozdemir F, Kazandi A. Delayed diagnosis in a case of lupus vulgaris with unusual localization. J Dermatol 2004; 31:56-9. [PMID: 14739506 DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2004.tb00506.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2003] [Accepted: 09/09/2003] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lupus vulgaris is the most common form of cutaneous tuberculosis, and the usual sites of involvement are the head and neck. We present a forty-six-year-old woman with lupus vulgaris on the external surface of the left leg and foot, an unusual site. Based on histopathological and clinical features, this case was diagnosed as lupus vulgaris with unusual localization.
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- Can Ceylan
- Ege University Medical Faculty, Department of Dermatology, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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Apaydin R, Bahadir S, Kaklikkaya N, Kakklikkaya N, Bilen N, Bayramgürler D. Possible role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome demonstrated with Gen-Probe amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test. Australas J Dermatol 2004; 45:94-9. [PMID: 15068454 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2004.00071.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Melkersson-Rosenthal (MRS) syndrome is characterized by a classical triad of recurrent or persistent orofacial swelling, peripheral facial nerve paralysis and lingua plicata. Granulomatous cheilitis (GC) is regarded as a monosymptomatic form of MRS. The exact aetiologies of MRS and GC are unknown. In this study we investigated the possible role of mycobacteria in these two conditions. A ribosomal RNA amplification-based Gen-Probe amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test was used to investigate the presence of M. tuberculosis complex in paraffin-embedded skin biopsy specimens from five patients with MRS and one patient with GC. Three of the six specimens were shown to be positive using this system; one of the positive specimens also showed positive Ziehl-Neelsen staining. These results suggest a possible mycobacterial aetiology for MRS and GC.
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- Rebiay Apaydin
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, 41 900 Sopaliçiftligi, Derince, Izmit, Turkey.
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Hsiao PF, Tzen CY, Chen HC, Su HY. Polymerase chain reaction based detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in tissues showing granulomatous inflammation without demonstrable acid-fast bacilli. Int J Dermatol 2003; 42:281-6. [PMID: 12694493 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01461.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cutaneous tuberculosis is especially difficult to distinguish from other granulomatous dermatoses. We used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to evaluate the incidence of cutaneous tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infection in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues with unspecified granulomatous inflammation and negative results for acid-fast bacilli (AFB), and analyzed the pattern of cutaneous tuberculosis in this group of patients. METHODS A total of 38 specimens which had been collected from 36 patients and fulfilled the criteria for tissues described above were used in this study. Two different primer pairs targeting the gene encoding for 16S ribosomal RNA (common to all mycobacteria) and the insertion sequence IS6110 (specific for M. tuberculosis complex) were used in the PCR assays. The clinical characteristics, histopathologic findings, and culture results of the patients were also analyzed. RESULTS Four specimens were excluded from the analysis due to the lack of internal control testing. Of the remaining 34 specimens, 22 were PCR positive for the 16S rRNA gene. Among them, 18 specimens were PCR positive for both the 16S rRNA gene and IS6110. Cutaneous tuberculosis could be diagnosed in these 18 cases (56.2%). Out of the 18 cases, there were 8 women and 10 men. The age range was 15-77 years (mean: 44.2 years). After reviewing their clinical presentation, 11 cases were considered as tuberculosis verrucosa cutis, 6 cases as lupus vulgaris, and 1 case as erythema induratum. The remaining 4 cases (12.5%) positive only for 16S rRNA gene were considered as possible atypical mycobacteria infection. CONCLUSIONS These results show that in paucibacillary form of cutaneous tuberculosis with unclassical clinical and histological presentation, this PCR system provides rapid and sensitive detection of M. tuberculosis DNA in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded specimens. Cutaneous tuberculosis represents a significant proportion in specimens showing granulomatous inflammation. In areas like Taiwan, where prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis is still high, tuberculosis verrucosa cutis and lupus vulgaris are common forms of cutaneous tuberculosis and are seen more frequently than atypical mycobacterial infection.
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- Pa-Fan Hsiao
- Department of Dermatology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown cause that most commonly affects the lungs, lymph nodes, skin, eyes, spleen, bone, and glandular tissue. The diagnosis is made when characteristic histologic findings are demonstrated and other granulomatous processes are excluded. It can be an acute or chronic debilitating disease, but in patients with acute disease the process can be self-limited. Multiple therapeutic options have been described both for the cutaneous and systemic lesions of sarcoidosis. Steroids, however, remain the cornerstone of therapy.
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- T J Giuffrida
- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1400 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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UNLABELLED Sarcoidosis is a systemic noncaseating granulomatous disorder of unknown origin. The cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis often enable the dermatologist to be the first physician to make the diagnosis. This article reviews essential sarcoidosis pathophysiology, clinical polymorphisms, systemic evaluation, and treatment modalities for cutaneous sarcoidosis to further enhance the dermatologist's understanding of this disease entity. LEARNING OBJECTIVE At the conclusion of this learning activity, participants should be familiar with the theories of the pathogenesis of sarcoidosis, its cutaneous manifestations, its various syndromes and associations, and its presentation in children. Participants should also be more knowledgeable about diagnostic evaluation, measurement of disease progression, treatment modalities, and the prognosis and mortality data of sarcoidosis.
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- J C English
- Department of Dermatology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
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Granulomatous Diseases. Dermatology 2000. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-97931-6_50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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Bilen N, Apaydin R, Harova G, Bayramgürler D, Paksoy N. Lupus vulgaris on the buttock: report of two cases. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2000; 14:66-7. [PMID: 10877257 DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2000.00007-2.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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O'Brien JP, Regan W. Actinically degenerate elastic tissue is the likely antigenic basis of actinic granuloma of the skin and of temporal arteritis. J Am Acad Dermatol 1999; 40:214-22. [PMID: 10025748 DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70191-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Staining technique is paramount for detecting and assessing the severe degeneration that occurs in the elastic tissues of the skin and its arteries in response to prolonged exposure to actinic radiation. With a selective "controlled" hematoxylin-and-eosin stain, actinically damaged ("elastotic") elastic tissue stains blue, as Unna described, and contrasts with normal and simply hyperplastic elastic tissue, which stains red. "Special" elastic stains such as Orcein and Verhoeff do not demonstrate this difference. When resorptive (elastolytic) giant cell reactions develop in relation to actinically degenerate elastic tissue of the skin, the papules that arise tend to form expanding, annular rings. A previously used and appropriate name for these autoimmune lesions in the skin is actinic granuloma because this name highlights the likely actinic origin and pathogenesis of many such lesions. Granulomatous inflammation in connection with actinically degenerate internal elastic lamina appears to be the basis of temporal arteritis. Actinic granulomas may occur in the skin concurrently with temporal arteritis. A recent study of temporal arteritis strongly relates its elastic tissue changes to those of "accelerated" atherosclerosis.
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- J P O'Brien
- Pathology Laboratory, Wales Medical Centre, Randwick, Sydney, Australia.
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Ajithkumar K, Anand U, Pulimood S, Chandi SM, George S, Jacob CK, Thomas PP. Vaccine-induced necrobiotic granuloma. Clin Exp Dermatol 1998; 23:222-4. [PMID: 10233605 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.1998.00383.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We report two cases of necrobiotic palisaded granulomas which developed at the site of intradermal hepatitis B vaccination. To the best of our knowledge, this kind of reaction has not been reported previously.
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- K Ajithkumar
- Department of Dermatology, C.M.C. Hospital, Vellore, India
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Morhenn VB, Smoller BR. Immunophenotyping of a sarcoidal granuloma in a scar, a manifestation of a possible autoimmune process. J Cutan Med Surg 1998; 3:46-8. [PMID: 9677261 DOI: 10.1177/120347549800300113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Old scars rarely develop sarcoid lesions. To determine whether the immunophenotype of the cellular infiltrate found in sarcoid in scarred skin resembled that seen in sardoidosis, we performed routine staining with hematoxylin and eosin, as well as immunophenotyping of a sarcoid lesion in a scar. Currently, there is controversy about the etiology of sarcoidosis in general and about sarcoidal granulomas in scars in particular. A new hypothesis is suggested in this case report. OBJECTIVE The purpose was to determine whether the cellular infiltrate in a sarcoidal granuloma in an old scar was similar to that in sarcoidosis. METHODS Staining with hematoxylin and eosin as well as immunophenotyping was performed using standard techniques. RESULTS The dermis of the sarcoid lesion demonstrated predominantly macrophages, followed by CD-4+ T-helper cells. CD-8+ cytotoxic suppressor cells were rare. CONCLUSIONS The lymphoid cell infiltrate in a sarcoidal granuloma found in a scar is similar to that found in sarcoidosis. Furthermore, the staining pattern of sarcoid described in this paper and a review of the data in the literature suggest that sarcoidosis shares many characteristics of diseases with an autoimmune origin. Thus, we suggest that sarcoid isolated to scars represents a more benign variant of sarcoidosis, a possible systemic autoimmune disease.
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- V B Morhenn
- California Skin Research Institute, San Diego, CA, USA
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Hodak E, Trattner A, Feuerman H, Feinmesser M, Tsvieli R, Mitrani-Rosenbaum S, David M. Lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei--the DNA of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is not detectable in active lesions by polymerase chain reaction. Br J Dermatol 1997; 137:614-9. [PMID: 9390342 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb03797.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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There has been a controversy as to the origin of lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei (LMDF). It was originally thought to be associated with tuberculosis, due to its histopathological similarity. Recently, this association has been doubted, although there remain reported cases of LMDF associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Three patients with the clinical and histopathological features of LMDF are described. Skin from these patients was analysed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using two different oligoprimers for the detection of 123 bp and 165 bp DNA fragments specific for M. tuberculosis complex. With these two PCR systems, no M. tuberculosis DNA was detected in any of the LMDF patients. It was present in all positive controls and absent in all negative controls. In this study we could not demonstrate an association between LMDF and tuberculosis.
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- E Hodak
- Department of Dermatology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel
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