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dermatopathic lymphadenopathy
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dermatopathic adenopathy
Definition: A history of itching with findings of paracortical expansion of the lymph node by histiocytes containing melanin, lymphocytes, interdigitating reticulum cells, and Langerhans cells is most suggestive of dermatopathic lymphadenitis / lymphadenopathy.
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dermatopathic adenopathy
Synopsis
paracortical hyperplasia
histiocytosis / histiocytic infiltration
increased Langerhans cells / Langerhans cell infiltration
pigmented histiocytes
histiocytes with lipid vacuoles (spumous histiocytes / foamy histiocytes )
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See also
noadal diseases
nodal lesions
