Ultrastructural study was taken in a 48 year old male farmer with colloid milium. Electrcn microscopically, colloid was mainly composed of protofilaments, amorphous substance and degenerating collagens surrounded by halos. Colloidal filaments were curved and branched at their ends. Fibroblasts near the colloid island contained amorphous materials and protofilaments idnitical to that of colloid materials, Thus we suggest that. colloid milium may be produced by the abnormal fibroblasts or may be derived from actiinically damaged collagen fibers.
Collagen ; Colloids* ; Fibroblasts ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged

We report a case of papillary eccrine adenoma occurring in a 39-year-old male who had a walnut sized, firm nodule on the right knee without subjective symptoms. Histopathologic exammination revealed a well circumscribed, non-capsulated dermal nodule consisting of multiple ducts with various sizes. These ducts were composed of double layered epithelial cells in most areas, but in some areas severe intraluminal papillation snd pseudostratification into the lumen were seen and the lumina were filled with a homogenous eosinophilic substance and partially with calcium deposition. Immunohistochemical studies with S-100 antigen and csrcinoembryonic sntigen (CEA) were also performed. Positivity for these sntigens strongly supports the hypothesis that this unusual neoplasm differentiates toward the eccrine secretory coil.
Adenoma* ; Adult ; Calcium ; Eosinophils ; Epithelial Cells ; Humans ; Juglans ; Knee ; Male

Oil granuloma develops mainly after injection of oil substances such as paraffin, silicone, etc, but there have been reports of oil granuloma after topical application of lipid substance to the body. A 22-year-old woman developed oil granuloma after the application of squalene on both lower eye-lids. Histopathologic findings ahowed acanthosis and dyskeratosis of the hair follicles. Lipid suketances staining with oil-red-O stain were found mainly on the hair follicles. and partly on the epidermis. We report a case of oil grinulorna caused by squalerie that may have penetrated through the hair follicles and partly through the epidermis resulting in chronic granulous changes in the dermis.
Dermis ; Epidermis ; Eyelids* ; Female ; Granuloma* ; Hair Follicle ; Humans ; Paraffin ; Silicones ; Squalene* ; Young Adult

We reviewed 37 skin biopsies obtained from 35 patients with secondary syphilis during the period of 9 years from January 1980 to June 1988, which had been diagnosed by dark field examination, serologic tests for syphilis, and identification of spirochetes by immunoperoxidase method (avidin-biotin complex) in the skin biopsies. We investigated the histologic features of the skin lesions in secondary syphilis according to the types and patterns of inflammatory cell infiltration in the dermis, vascular reactions and epidermal changes. We matched these histologic findings with the clinical features of the skin lesions. The results were as follows; 1) The histologic patterns of dermal infiltrate in order of frequency were as follows; junctional pattern in 14 biopsies (38%), lichenoid pattern in 10 biopsies (27%), diffuse pattern in 5 biopsies (14%), patchy pattern in 3 biopsies (8%), normal pattern in 3 biopsies (8%) and undertermined in 2 biopsies (5%). 2) The dermal infiltration of plasma cells was found in 24 biopsies (65%). All the biopsies of diffues and lichenoid patterns, 7 biopsies of junctional and one biopsy of patchy pattern showed plasma cells but none in normal pattern. 3) Eosinophils were observed in the dermis in 11 biopsies (30%). There was no difference in incidence of eosinophils in the dermis among morphologic patterns. However, they were frequently seen in the dermis and epidermis of condyloma lata (4 of 7 biopsies). 4) The vascular changes in the dermis included endothelial cell swelling in 23 biopsies (62%), endothelial cell proliferation in 22 biopsies (60%) and vascular dilatation in 10 biopsies (27%). They were most commonly observed in the lichenoid pattern followed by diffuse and junctional patterns. Three cases showed lymphocytic vasculitis. 5) Epidermal changes were seen in all of the biopsies exocytosis, parakeratosis, hydropic change of basal cells, acanthosis, spongiosis, keratinocyte necrosis and hyperkeratosis in the order of frequency. 6) In relation to the clinical manifestations, junctional pattern (14 biopsies) consisted of 6 papulosquamous lesions, 5 macules and 3 papules. Lichenoid pattern (10 biopsies) consisted of 7 papulosquamous lesions and 3 papules. All the biopsies showing diffuse pattern (5 biopsies) appeared in condyloma lata. Patchy pattern (3 biopsies) consisted of 2 macules and 1 papule. All of the normal pattern (3 biopsies) appeared in macules. In conclusion, with dermal and epidermal changes, the acknowlegement of the 5 basic histologic patterns in secondary syphilis seems to be very helpful for the diagnosis of syphilis.
Incidence ; Biopsy

Erythema induratum and erythema nodosum are both inflammatory disorders of the panniculus. However they are often difficult to distinguish because of clinical variations and similarity of histopathologic features. We investigated the clinical and histopathologic features of 30 cases of erythema induratum and 38 cases of erythema nodosum in order to define discrimination of clinical and histopathologic features. The results show that presence of ulceration is clinically important in differentiating erythema induratum from erythema nodosum. Histopathologic findings which suggest erythema induratum include lobular panniculitis or lobuloseptal panniculitis, necrosis and necrotizing vasculitis while erythema nodosum is characterized by predominantly septal panniculitis without necrosis and necrotizing vasculitis.
Discrimination (Psychology) ; Erythema Induratum* ; Erythema Nodosum* ; Erythema* ; Necrosis ; Panniculitis ; Ulcer ; Vasculitis

Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura, described first by Kitamura and Akam atsu in 1943, is a pigmentary disorder that may be determined by an autasomal dominant gene. Skin lesions are characterized clinically by depressed brownisL pigmented spots, in a reticulated pattern, on the extensor surface of the acral parts of the extremities. Most reported cases are confined to Japanese. We report herein a case of reticulate acropigmentation of Kitarnura in a 28- year-old woman, with a depressed brownish pigmented spots, in a reticulate pattern, on the dorsum of hands and left foot. The authors make the diagnosis of this case a reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura for the clinical symptoms and histopathologic findings.
Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Diagnosis ; Extremities ; Female ; Foot ; Genes, Dominant ; Hand ; Humans ; Skin

No abstract available.
Constriction, Pathologic*

Nineteen patients with lichen striatus were investigated by clinical data, clinical photographs and histopathologic study by the pattern analysis method of Ackermsn. Results were as follows '. 1. The male to female ratio was 1: 1.1, and average age was 7.8 years. Seven- teen patients (about 90%) visited hospitals during summer season. 2. Nine cases showed superficial perivascular dermatitis, 9 cases interface dermatitis (vacuolar type : 7, lichenoid type, 2), 1 case nodular dermatitis and 2 rases interface dermatitis with nodular dermatitis. 3. In the epidermis, 9 cases showed variable nurnber of dyskeratotic cells. One case showed finding of perforating lichen striatus. 4. Two cases showed inflammation around acrosyringium, 4 cases around hair follicle, 6 cases around eccrine sweat gland and 1 case showed perineural inflamrnation. Summarizing above results, histopathology of lichen striatus characteristically shows superficial perivascular dermatitis, interface dermatitis, and infiltration of inflammatory cells around the sweat gland, which helps to diagnose the disease.
Adolescent ; Dermatitis ; Epidermis ; Female ; Hair Follicle ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Lichens* ; Male ; Seasons ; Sweat Glands

Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma(NXG) is a characteristic cutaneous manifestation associated with paraproteinemia. A case of NXG associated with an IgG (lambda) monoclonal gammopathy occurred in a 48-year-old man. Skin lesions were dome-shaped, hard palpable nodules, 2x3 cm to 4x4 cm sized, on both arms and forearms. They were arranged in a linear pattern. Also, hard palpable tumors, 1x2 cm to 2x3 cm in size, were present on the left leg and the dorsum of the left foot. They were violaceous, slightly protruded, and hard on palpation. Histologically, the lesion was characterized by inflammatory xanthogranuloma with broad hands of hyaline necrobiosis. Many foreign body type of bizarre giant cells, Touton type of giant cells and foamy histiocytes were infiltrated into the dermis and subcutaneous fat tissue. Three days after medication with ledercort and immuran, the cutaneous masses decreased in size and became soft.

Recently, we have experienced case of juxtapapillary retinal angioma. This patient was a 32-year-old Korean woman who visited our hospital because of blurred vision in her left eye for about 20 days. At the time of examination, the visual acuity of this eye was 0.3. Ophthalmoscopic examination revealed a sherical, highly vascularized tumor at the temporal margin of the optic papilla and peripapillary retinal exudates. This case was presented with a brief review of the literature.
Adult ; Exudates and Transudates ; Female ; Hemangioma* ; Humans ; Optic Disk ; Retinaldehyde* ; Visual Acuity