Indian Journal of Dermatology (Jan 2002)

Histopathological Features Of Granulomatous Skin Diseases : An Analysis Of 22 Skin Biopsies

  • Dhar Subhra,
  • Dhar Sandipan

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 47, no. 2
pp. 88 – 90

Abstract

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In the present study, skin biopsies were analysed for histopathological (HP) changes in 22 patients with various granulomatous dermatoses. In 6 specimens, HP features were diagnostic of BT leprosy, in 1 each of BB, BL and historid LL. The HP features were was lupus valugaris (LV) in 6 biopsies, tuberculosis verrucosa cutis (TBVC) in 2, sarcoidosis in 3 and sporotrichosis in remaining 2. The study reiterated the usefulness of HP examination of all suspected cases of granulomatous skin diseases.