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Histo Characteristic Patterns Flashcards

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Follicular plugging

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Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP), lichen planopilaris (LPP), lichen sclerosus, lupus erythematosus (LE), perforating folliculitis

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Cornoid lamella

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Porokeratosis

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Compact parakeratosis with retained KHG

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Axillary granular parakeratosis

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‘Checkerboard’ and ‘shoulder’ parakeratosis

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PRP

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Mounds of parakeratosis

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Psoriasis

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Focal parakeratosis

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Guttate psoriasis, pityriasis rosea, pityriasis lichenoides

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Confluent parakeratosis

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Psoriasis, Bowen’s disease, necrolytic migratory erythema (NEM) in glucagonoma syndrome

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Columns of parakeratosis

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Verruca vulgaris (VV), porokeratosis

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Alternating parakeratosis

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Actinic keratosis (AK)

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Sandwich parakeratosis

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Tinea

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Confluent hyperkeratosis

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Lichen planus (LP)

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Massive orthokeratosis

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Acquired digital fibrokeratoma

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‘Church spire’ papillomatosis

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Acrokeratosis verruciformis

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Papillomatosis

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Acanthosis nigricans, VV, seborrheic keratosis (SK), acrochordon

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Neutrophils in crust

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Candidiasis, psoriasis, impetigo, tinea, syphilis

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Munro microabscess in cornified layer

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Psoriasis (plate-like neutrophils in multilayered scale)

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‘Claw’ (epidermis) clutching a ‘ball’ (dermis)

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Lichen nitidus

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Epidermal necrosis

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Herpes simplex (HSV) infection, toxic epidermal necrolysis, erythema multiforme (EM), NEM, hydroa vacciniforme, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), acute fixed drug reaction (FDE)

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Atrophic epidermis

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Porokeratosis, atrophic AK, radiation dermatitis, lichen sclerosus, LE, dermatomyositis, poikiloderma, necrobiosis lipoidica, GVHD

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Upper pallor with normal- appearing lower epidermis

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NEM, +/- acrodermatitis enteropathica

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Windblown appearance

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Bowen’s disease

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Subcorneal/intragranular split with acantholytic cells (cling on)

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Pemphigus foliaceous (sometimes can look like impetigo if neutrophils within blister cavity)

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Eosinophilic spongiosis (hAPPIE)

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Arthropod bite, pemphigoid, pemphigus, incontinentia pigmenti (IP), eruption (drug), contact dermatitis

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Foam cells in epidermis

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Balloon cell nevus

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Dyskeratotic or necrotic keratinocytes

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EM, pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA), paraneoplastic pemphigus, acrodermatitis enteropathica, acute FDE, IP, NEM, GVHD, radiation dermatitis

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Vacuolated keratinocytes (‘empty shells’)

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Tissue processing artifact, freezing artifact, epidermolytic hyperkeratosis

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Elongated keratinocytes

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Electrodessication artifact

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Acantholytic cells

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Darier’s disease, Hailey-Hailey disease, HSV infection, transient acantholytic dermatosis (Grover’s disease), pemphigus (acantholysis involves hair follicles), warty dyskeratoma, acantholytic SCC or AK

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Koilocytes

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HPV infection

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Multinucleated keratinocytes

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HSV (steel gray nuclei)

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Epidermotropic lymphocytes

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Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL)

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Pagetoid cells

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Bowen’s disease, melanoma, recurrent nevus, Paget’s disease, CTCL, lymphomatoid papulomatosis (LyP), Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH)

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Dilapidated brick wall

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Hailey-Hailey disease

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Pautrier microabscesses

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CTCL

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Tombstoning of basal cells

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Pemphigus vulgaris

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Clumped keratohyaline granules (KHG)

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Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis, verruca (HPV infection)

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Squamous eddies

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Irritated seborrheic keratosis (SK), inverted follicular keratosis (IFK), SCC, trichoblastoma

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Horn pseudocysts

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SK, IFK, trichoepithelioma, microcystic adnexal carcinoma

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Basilar hyperpigmentation

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Dermatofibroma, SK, acanthosis nigricans

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Flattened (tabled) rete ridges

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Dermatofibroma

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‘Saw-toothed’ rete ridges

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LP

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Vacuolar interface change

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LE, LP, GVHD, dermatomyositis, acute FDE, lichen nitidus, erythema dyschromicum perstans (ashy dermatosis), lichenoid keratosis, lichen sclerosus, EM, PLEVA

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Thick basement membrane

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LE

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Grenz zone

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Lepromatous leprosy, granuloma faciale, lymphocytoma cutis (bottom heavy), leukemia cutis (top heavy)

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Subtle amorphous pink deposits in papillary dermis

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Macular amyloidosis

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Band-like lymphocytic infiltrate

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LP, EM, lichen sclerosus, benign lichenoid keratosis, lichen striatus, halo nevus

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Upper dermal edema

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Polymorphous light eruption (PMLE), Sweet’s syndrome, lichen sclerosus, langerhans cell histiocytosis

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Melanin incontinence

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Macular amyloidosis, LE, atrophic LP, ashy dermatosis, FDE, dermatomyositis, postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, +/- IP

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Subepidermal split with prominent eosinophils

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Bullous pemphigoid, pemphigoid gestationis, bullous drug eruption

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Subepidermal split with prominent neutrophils

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Dermatitis herpetiformis, bullous SLE, linear IgA bullous disease (LABD)

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Neutrophils in dermal papillae

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Dermatitis herpetiformis

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Subepidermal split with prominent lymphocytes

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Bullous LP, PMLE, lichen sclerosus

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Subepidermal vesicles with scant inflammation

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Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT)

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Subepidermal vesicles with mast cells

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Bullous mastocytosis

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Fibrous stroma

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Syringoma, trichoepithelioma, morpheaform BCC, microcystic adnexal carcinoma

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‘Bubble gum’ pink stroma

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Neurofibroma

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Lymphocytes around sweat glands

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Lichen striatus

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Sweat glands with neutrophils

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Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis

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Necrosis of sweat glands

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Coma blister

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Invaginated pilosebaceous unit with dark-staining ducts

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Supernumerary nipple

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Extravasated red blood cells

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Pityriasis rosea, PLEVA, stasis dermatitis, pigmented purpuric dermatoses, vascular neoplasms, vasculitis, granuloma faciale (GF)

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Hemosiderin

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Hemochromatosis, pigmented purpuric dermatosis, stasis dermatitis, GF, pityriasis lichenoides, vascular neoplasms, vasculitis

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Vertically-oriented collagen

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Acquired digital fibrokeratoma

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Collagen trapping at periphery

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Dermatofibroma

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Keloidal collagen

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Dermatofibroma, keloid

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Necrobiosis

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Granuloma annulare (GA), necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum (NLD), rheumatoid nodule, necrobiotic xanthogranuloma (NXG)

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Horizontal ‘sandwich’ necrobiosis without palisading

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Dermal fibrosis

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Angiofibroma, fibrous papule, hypertrophic scar, blue nevus, keloid, radiotherapy, morpheaform BCC, desmoplastic trichoepthelioma, syringoma

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Dermal necrosis

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Epithelioid sarcoma, malignant atrophic papulosis (Degos)

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Clumped calcified elastic fibers

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Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE)

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Vasculitis

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GF, erythema elevatum diutinum (EED), polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), Henoch-Schonlein purpura, urticarial vasculitis, acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy

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Nuclear dust

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Sweet’s syndrome, leukocytoclastic vasculitis, GF, PAN, pyoderma gangrenosum (PG)

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Deep pink nodules

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Nodular amyloidosis

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Smooth muscle bundles

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Supernumerary nipple, leiomyoma (fascicles and bundles)

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Calcification

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Pilomatricoma, PXE, calciphylaxis, osteoma cutis, cysts, panniculitis, calcinosis cutis, subepidermal calcified nodule

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Increased mucin deposition

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LE, dermatomyositis, scleromyxedema, scleredema diabeticorum, BCC (some), mucopolysaccharidosis, reticular erythematous mucinosis, GA (not NLD), pretibial myxedema, focal mucinosis, follicular mucinosis

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Pool of mucin

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Myxoid cyst, mucocele, focal cutaneous mucinosis, mucinous carcinoma

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Ductal cells floating in mucin

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Eccrine mucinous carcinoma

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Tadpole-shaped ducts

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Extracellular pool of lipid

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Eruptive xanthoma

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Empty vacuoles in dermis and epidermis

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Freeze artifact

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Pink to purple reticular network in dermis

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Gel foam artifact

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Drag marks

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Cutting artifact (knife mark artifact)

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Tiny black particles around blood vessels

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Black amorphous deposits around blood vessels

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Lead tattoo

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Tiny wispy gold to black granules in mouth

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Amalgam tattoo

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Nerve bundles

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Amputation neuroma, supernumerary digit

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Stromal retraction

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Basaloid islands (jigsaw puzzle)

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Cylindroma

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‘Cluster of grapes’ (low power)

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Merkel cell carcinoma

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Hyalinized droplets

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Cylindroma

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‘Cannon’ or ‘blue balls’ in dermis

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Eccrine spiradenoma

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Circular basaloid rosettes

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Eccrine spiradenoma

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Spindle and epithelioid melanocytes ‘raining’ down

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Spitz nevus

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Lichenoid infiltrate

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LP, lichenoid drug eruption, lichen sclerosus, secondary syphilis (with plasma cells), GVHD, pityriasis lichenoides, lichen striatus, CTCL

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Interstitial dermatitis

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GA, Well’s syndrome, Sweet’s syndrome, interstitial drug reaction, urticaria

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Coat-sleeving or perivascular cuffing of lymphocytes

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Erythema annulare centrifugum (no epidermal change)

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Superficial and deep lymphocytic infiltrate

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PMLE, secondary syphilis, gyrate erythemas, athropod bites, LE (latter includes periadnexal infiltrate)

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Deep infiltrate around sweat glands

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Lichen striatus

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‘Naked’ granulomas

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Sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, tuberculoid leprosy

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Single filing or ‘indian’ filing of cells

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GA, congenital melanocytic nevus, lymphoma, leukemia, glomus cell tumor, metastatic breast carcinoma

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Increased mast cells

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Urticaria, neural tumors (i.e. neurofibroma), mucinous areas

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Increased plasma cells

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Mucous membrane (normal), secondary syphilis, syringocystadenoma papilliferum, hidradenitis suppurativa, acne keloidalis nuchae, NLD, LE, Rosai-Dorfman disease

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Basaloid cells

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BCC, SK, trichoepithelioma, eccrine tumors

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Diffuse dermal mast cells

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Mastocytosis (ie. urticaria pigmentosa)

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Cells with reniform nuclei

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Langerhans cell histiocytosis (abundant pale cytoplasm)

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Spindle-shaped cells with elongated, wavy nuclei

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Neurofibroma

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Round monotonous cells

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Glomus cell tumor, poroma, mastocytosis (blue-purple granules)

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Pink granular cytoplasm

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Granular cell tumor

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Clear cells

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Clear cell acanthoma, trichilemmoma, clear cell hidradenoma, metastatic renal cell carcinoma, clear cell SCC, balloon cell nevus, Paget’s disease, clear cell syringoma, eccrine carcinoma

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Small cells

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Lymphocytoma cutis, cutaneous B cell lymphoma, metastatic small cell carcinoma, CTCL, merkel cell carcinoma

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Foamy macrophages

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Xanthomas (eruptive, tuberous, tendinous, planar), verruciform xanthoma, xanthelasma, xanthoma disseminatum, AFX, juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG), NXG, leprosy, pancreatic panniculitis

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Touton giant cell

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Xanthelasma, AFX, NXG

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Ground glass giant cell

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Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis, reticulohistiocytic granuloma

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Purple osteoclast-like giant cell

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Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath, malignant fibrous histiocytoma

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Bizarre multinucleated giant cell

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Malignant fibrous histiocytoma, pleomorphic lipoma

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Parasitized histiocytes His GiRL

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Histoplasmosis, granuloma inguinale, rhinoscleroma, leishmaniasis

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Ghost cells

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Pilomatricoma

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Fibroblast with red inclusion body

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Infantile digital fibromatosis

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Bizarre spindle cells

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Liposarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, AFX, radiation dermatitis

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Melanin clumps (casts) in follicle

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Trichotillomania

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Trichomalacia (deformed shaft)

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Trichotillomania

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Necrosis of hair follicles

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Tiny vellus hairs

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Accessory tragus (rim periphery), xanthelasma, vellus hair cyst

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‘Swarm of bees’ (lymphocytic inflammation at hair bulb)

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Alopecia areata

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Lymphocytes and plasma cells around follicles

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Acne keloidalis nuchae

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Free hair shafts surrounded by multinucleated giant cells

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Acne keloidalis nuchae, folliculitis decalvans

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Eosinophils around hair follicle

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Eosinophilic folliculitis

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Mucin within follicle

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Follicular mucinosis

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Cartilage often present

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Accessory tragus, chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis (CNH), chondroid syringoma

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Degenerated cartilage

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Relapsing polychondritis, CNH

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Ghost-like fat cells

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Pancreatic panniculitis (with basophilic calcium deposition)

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Cystic spaces in fat

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Cold panniculitis

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Fat necrosis

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Erythema induratum (basophilic), lupus panniculitis (latter with lymphoid follicle-like aggregates, lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate)

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“Needle-shaped” clefts in fat

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Subcutaneous fat necrosis, sclerema neonatorum, post-steroid panniculitis

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‘Swiss cheese’ appearance

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Paraffinoma or sclerosing lipogranuloma

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Fat high up in lesion

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Accessory tragus

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Widened septae with giant cells

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Erythema nodosum

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Dense neutrophilic inflammation

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alpha-l-antitrypsin deficiency

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Lipomembranous changes

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Lipodermatosclerosis

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Chicken wire pattern (linear collapsed vessels)

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Myxoid liposarcoma

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Clear multivacuolated cells in fat

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Hyalinized vessel walls (with thick red color around vessels)

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Atrophie blanche

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Promontory sign, slit-like spaces

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Kaposi sarcoma

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Atypical endothelial cells with dissecting vascular spaces

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Angiosarcoma

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Intravascular thrombi

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Cryoglobulinemia, purpura fulminans, antiphospholipid syndrome, disseminated intravascular coagulation, coumadin necrosis, atrophie blanche

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Telangiectatic vessels in pale acellular dermis

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Radiation dermatitis

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Hob nailing (endothelial cells protrude into vessel)

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Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia

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Staghorn appearance

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Hemangiopericytoma

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Recanalizing thrombus

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Masson’s tumor (intravascular endothelial hyperplasia)

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Spindle cells with RBCs ‘sandwiched’ in between

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Kaposi sarcoma

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Polypoid collection of vessels

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Pyogenic granuloma

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Proliferation of thick-walled vessels with hemosiderin

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Stasis dermatitis

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Dilated engorged vessels with surrounding edema

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Granulation tissue

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