Reactive Cutaneous Cytophagocytosis in Nocardiosis
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Reactive cutaneous cytophagocytosis in nocardiosis.
Cutaneous nocardiosis, which usually manifests in the form of pustules, abscesses, or subcutaneous nodules, is occasionally found in immunocompromised patients. A 59-yr-old Korean man with myasthenia gravis and thymoma developed nodular skin lesions on his trunk. Histopathologically, abscess formation with a dense infiltrate of neutrophils and many cytophagic histiocytes were observed. Numerous...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Medical Science
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1011-8934,1598-6357
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2002.17.2.279