Abstract
A 68‐year‐old male with a myclodysplastic syndrome developed a bulla on his right thigh. A skin biopsy revealed a subepider‐mal cleavage containing fibrin and a mononuclear cell infiltrate exhibiting prominent erylhrophagocytosis. Erythrophagocytosis by mononuclear cells was present, to a lesser extent, throughout the dermis and in the subcutis. Immunoperoxidase studies with anti‐lysozyme and anli‐alpha‐1‐chymotrysin confirmed the histiocytic nature of the phagocytic cells. Only a few prior reports of cutaneous erythrophagocytosis exist in the literature. In contrast to the generally grave clinical manifestations of the patients described in previous publications documenting erythrophagocytosis, this patient lacked a concomitant hematologic deterioration or serious systemic illness.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 399-403 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of cutaneous pathology |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1988 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Histology
- Dermatology