Histopathology of the Skin

The Histopathology of the Diseases of the Skin

Histopathology of skin lesions in leprosy.

INTRODUCTION Histopathological examination of skin or nerve biopsies or the demonstration of lepra bacilli in skin smears are the only laboratory means of confirming a diagnosis of leprosy.' The histological features are particularly useful in the early stages when there i s a sparsity of bacilli in skin smears. The histological changes in the skin in leprosy are p r ~ t e a n , ~ ~ and it is e...

Malignant melanoma of the eyelid skin: histopathology and behaviour.

Histological sections from 24 patients with malignant melanoma of the eyelid skin were studied and correlated with clinical follow-up for an average of 8.6 years. There was an average post-treatment follow-up of 7.4 years with a cure rate of 78% in the superficial spreading group. The average follow-up in the nodular melanoma group was 9.4 years with a cure rate of 75%. Nodular melanoma patient...

[Histopathology of the more common viral skin infections].

We describe the histopathological characteristics of viral skin infections. Herpes simplex virus and varicella-zoster virus produce an intraepidermal vesicle with variable degrees of epithelial necrosis. Typical findings include keratinocytes with ballooned nuclei with a ground-glass appearance and giant multinucleated keratinocytes. In the endothelial cells of the dermal blood vessels, cytomeg...

Prevalence and effects of Lernaea cyprinacea (anchor worm) on the growth, skin histopathology and hematology of Catla catla

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of Lernaea cyprinacea and its effects on growth, hematology and skin histopathology of Catla catla in four experimental earthen ponds (P1, P2, P3 and P4) for 90 days. The growth performance, prevalence of Lernaea cyprinacea and ulceration was recorded on a fortnightly basis. The highest final body weight was observed in P4 (413.7 g) follow...