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Solitary Mastocytoma With Massive Eosinophilic Infiltration
Author(s) -
Kuramoto Yoko,
Tagami Hachiro
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1994.tb00597.x
Subject(s) - dermis , pathology , mastocytoma , medicine , infiltration (hvac) , eosinophilic , staining , eosinophil , eosinophilia , nodule (geology) , biology , tumor cells , immunology , asthma , physics , cancer research , thermodynamics , paleontology
An 11‐month‐old girl had a yellowish brown nodule that histologically had an unexpectedly massive infiltrate of eosinophils in the dermis. This histologic feature made determining the correct diagnosis of cutaneous solitary mastocytoma difficult until we performed specific histochemical staining for mast cells.