Granulomas in Dermatopathology: Principal Diagnoses - Part 1.
ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2021;
112:S0001-7310(21)00139-3. [PMID:
33887235 DOI:
10.1016/j.ad.2021.04.002]
[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: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
This series of 2 articles on dermatopathologic diagnoses reviews conditions in which granulomas form. Part 1 clarifies concepts, discusses the presentation of different types of granulomas and giant cells, and considers a large variety of noninfectious diseases. Some granulomatous diseases have a metabolic origin, as in necrobiosis lipoidica. Others, such as granulomatous mycosis fungoides, are related to lymphomas. Still others, such as rosacea, are so common that dermatologists see them nearly daily in clinical practice.
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