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• Hamazaki-Wesenberg bodies

  3 August, by admin

  Images
  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hamazaki-Wesenberg_bodies_lymph_node.JPG

• erythema elevatum diutinum

  3 August

  PO

• eosinophilic cellulitis

  3 August

  Wells syndrome PO
  Definition : Eosinophilic cellulitis is characterised by a distinctive clinical picture resembling cellulitis, and a typical histology with tissue eosinophilia, oedema and ‘flame’ figures (clusters of eosinophils and histiocytes around a core of collagen and eosinophilic debris).
  It can affect either sex, usually in adult life. Any site may be involved, with single or multiple lesions and recurrences are common. Initially, the lesions are itchy erythematous plaques (...)

• lichen planopilaris

  31 July

  PO
  Definition : scarring alopecia with lichenoid interface dermatitis of the hair infundibulum, with fibrous tracts and Civatte bodies.
  Synopsis
  scarring alopecia
  lichenoid interface dermatitis of the hair infundibulum
  fibrous tracts
  Civatte bodies
  perifollicular lichenoid infiltrate around infundibulum

• koilonychia

  31 July

  WKP
  Definition : Koilonychia, also known as spoon nails, refers to abnormally thin nails (usually of the hand) which have lost their convexity, becoming flat or even concave in shape. In early stages, nails may be brittle and chip or break easily.
  Etiology
  hypochromic anemia iron-deficiency anemia
  Plummer–Vinson syndrome
  lichen planus
  syphilis
  rheumatic (...)

• keratoderma

  31 July

  WKP
  Types
  congenital keratoderma / genetic keratoderma
  acquired keratoderma
  Localization
  palmoplantar keratoderma

• dermatopathic lymphadenitis

  27 July

  Dermatopathic lymphadenopathy; Dermatopathic Lymphadenopathy; Lipomelanotic reticuloendothelial cell hyperplasia PO
  Definition : Regional lymph node enlargement with a distinctive reactive process that is characterized by paracortical hyperplasia composed of interdigitating dendritic cells, Langerhans cells, macrophages containing melanin pigment, and small T-cells, due to chronic inflammatory skin disease.
  Examples
  dermatopathic adenopathy : paracortical hyperplasia (...)

• colorectal endomatriosis

  20 July

  Images
  colorectal endomatriosis https://twitter.com/Andrew_Fltv/status/1548983222306062336

• corpus cavernosum

  12 July

  Corpus cavernosum penis
  Pathology (examples)
  Peyronie disease
  corpus cavernosum abcess
  See also
  penis penile anomalies

• primary salivary gland tumors

  11 July

  Primary salivary gland neoplasms PO WP
  Examples
  salivary gland carcinomas
  Elements
  trabeculae
  duct-like structures
  cysts
  microcysts
  myopeithelial cells
  - spindle-shaped cells
  hyalinized stroma
  Presentations
  https://www.slideshare.net/madhusudhanreddy107/salivary-gland-tumors-181848257

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