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Case Number : Case 4104 - 13 October 2022 Posted By: Saleem Taibjee

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41F, punch biopsy posterior neck – pigmented patches face, neck
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vincenzo

Same suggestion...overall on low magnification. 

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Saleem Taibjee

Saleem Taibjee 0

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Yes, this is a recent case of ochronosis which is not so commonly biopsied in my experience.

I wanted to include this case to highlight that the swollen collagen bundles are a good clue to the diagnosis, even before the yellow-brown deposits ('banana bodies') are so readily apparent.

BW, Saleem

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