Nodular

... epidermis showed compact keratinization, parakeratotic foci, and irregular hyperplasia with a pseudoepitheliomatous area. A highly dense, nodular, diffuse inflammatory infiltrate was observed at all levels of the dermis. It consisted of macrophages and numerous multinucleated cells, most ...

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... Prototheca wickerhamii algaemia in an adult leukemic patient [letter]. J Chemother. 1996;8:166167. 9. Tejada E, Parker CM. Cutaneous erythematous nodular lesion in a crab fisherman. Arch Dermatol. 1994;130:244-245, 247-248. 10. Bennett JE. Miscellaneous fungi, and prototheca. In: Mandell CL, Bennett ...

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... (AIDS). Infection with the dimorphic soil fungus S. schenckii usually is acquired through cutaneous inoculation. The initial reddish, necrotic, nodular papule of cutaneous sporotrichosis generally appears 1-10 weeks after a penetrating skin injury. The lesion is a suppurating granuloma that ...

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