Citation

Gutierrez Ortega MC, Martin Moreno L, Arias Palomo D, Hasson Nisis A, Zamora Martinez E, Requena Caballero L, Castro de Torres A, Barat Cascante A. Med. Cutan. Ibero Lat. Am. 1990; 18(3): 197-200.

Vernacular Title

Granulomas faciales por espinas de cactus.

Affiliation

Servicio de Dermatología, Clínica Nuestra Señora de la Concepción, Madrid.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Colegio Ibero-Latino-Americano de Dermatología)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2263098

Abstract

We report a 39 year old female, who 6 years later of accidental injury with cactus bristles, developed granulomatous lesions in her face with an ulcerative tendency. Histopathologic picture showed granulomatous infiltrates filling the full-thickness of the dermis, with abundant number of multinuclead giant cells foreign-body-type and Langhans-type and mixed inflamatory infiltrate. In the dermo-hipodermal limit, several foreing bodies were found with a thorny or barb shape, some of them into the giant cells, with were PAS positive and showed a brilliant refractile aspect under polaroscopic examination.

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