Bilateral periocular actinic granuloma in a patient with renal failure: a clinicopathologic study.
Bilateral periocular actinic granuloma in a patient with renal failure: a clinicopathologic study.
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肾功能衰竭患者的双侧眼周光化性肉芽肿:临床病理学研究。
DOI:
10.1007/s004170050136
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发表时间:
1998
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Grossniklaus,HE
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作者:
Spraul,CW;Wojno,T;Grossniklaus,HE
· Purpose: We report a 50-year-old man with end-stage renal disease who has developed bilateral inner and outer canthal nodules. · Methods: The nodules were excised, fixed in 10% formalin and 2.5% glutaraldehyde, and processed for light and electron microscopy, respectively. · Results: Histological examination showed elastotic changes with associated granulomatous inflammation. The granulomatous reaction was centered around elastotic fibers, and some giant cells engulfed the fibers. Areas of dystrophic calcification were identified. A diagnosis of actinic granuloma was made. The differential diagnosis and histopathology of actinic granuloma, i.e. granuloma annulare, rheumatoid nodule, and necrobiotic xanthogranuloma, are discussed. · Conclusion: This case of an actinic granuloma originating in the sun-damaged periocular skin provides further evidence that elastotic degeneration may be associated with a giant cell reaction. It is, however, unclear which antigens are responsible for initiating the granulomatous response and whether elastotic material on its own can elicit a granulomatous reaction.