Crohn Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease - DermAtlas

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Jakki Junkins-Hopkins

Diagnosis

Crohn disease inflammatory bowel disease

Body Site

genital scrotum penis perineum

Age

5 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

confluent

Color

red

Morphology

edema

Pattern

periorificial midline

Comments

The clinical-pathologic featuers favor cutaneous Crohns disease. Stains for fungi, acid fast bacilli, and spirochetes were negative.

Description

fThe specimen shows loose aggregates o fepithelioid histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells within the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. These are also noted amidst the skeletal muscle bundles towards the base of of the biopsy. There is an associated lymphocytic infiltrate within the dermis and epidermis. The epidermis shows exocytosis of lymphocytes and spongiosis.

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9/5/2009 11:48:51

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