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Case Number : Case 1668 - 16 November - Dr Hafeez Diwan Posted By: Guest

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Clinical History: 17 year-old male with purpuric lesions. This biopsy is from the calf.

Case Posted by Dr Hafeez Diwan

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vincenzo polizzi

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Yes. Agree. Hemocytophagic  Sindrome (mononucleosis?)

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Robledo F. Rocha

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Subcutaneous foamy macrophages with phagocytosed erythrocytes, but no bean bag cells showing lymphophagocytosis. Maybe higher power view of the first image will reveal characteristic findings of lupus erythematosus (on low-power view, I suspect there is an interface lymphocytic infiltrate with perifollicular involvement). I favor lupus panniculitis.

Alternatively, all the cells on the superficial dermis I suspect to be lymphocytes are, in reality, extravasated erythrocytes. In this case, bleeding diatheses and other forms of non-inflammatory purpura are good suggestions.

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Dr. Mona Abdel-Halim

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Actually I am facing difficulty in interpretating the photos :-(

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Telangectasia macularis eruptiva perstan.Aform of mastocytosis.

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Nitin Khirwadkar

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As Robledo has mentioned there is a superficial dermal infiltrate, probably all lymphocytic. Focally, it is in a peri-follicular location. However, I am not sure about an interface pattern. There is fat necrosis. Within foci of latter are large histiocytes, with big nuclei, and some with erythrophagocytosis. I think I would favour cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis. No vasculitis. Require CPC.

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Raul Perret

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I find this case challenging and hard to interpretate in these pictures. But I agree with the great suggesiton of cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis for CPC.

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Dr. Hafeez Diwan

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I have tried to photograph hemophagocytosis.  I called this hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

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Dr. Richard Carr

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Great case Hafeez. I'm a bit late.  I enjoyed this challenging case that I also struggled with!  Well done to those who thought of the diagnosis. I wanted to pass on a little anecdote.  We had a neighbour who whose child was wasting away and had had a diagnosis of HLH made on bone marrow biopsy (at another centre). He continued to deteriorate and things were looking bleak until fortunately (all be it late in the day) some clever pathologist when taking a further look at the bone marrow spotted the Leishmaniasis followed by appropriate treatment and a full recovery.

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