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. 2015 Dec;32(6):475-7.
doi: 10.5114/pdia.2015.48060. Epub 2015 Dec 11.

Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis: a characteristic histological pattern with variable clinical manifestations

Izabela Błażewicz  1 , Aneta Szczerkowska-Dobosz  1 , Rafał Pęksa  2 , Marta Stawczyk-Macieja  1 , Wioletta Barańska-Rybak  1 , Roman Nowicki  1
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Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis: a characteristic histological pattern with variable clinical manifestations

Izabela Błażewicz et al. Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2015 Dec.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Erythematous, indurated, sharply demarcated plaque on the right shank and single nodules on the thighs
Figure 2
Figure 2
The histopathological examination: band-like infiltrate of histiocytes in the reticular dermis with focal areas of bundles palisading around necrotic collagen
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