Introduction to inflammatory dermatoses: histological clues for the practicing pathologist

The discipline of dermatopathology is complex and very frequently practicing surgical pathologists feel overwhelmed by the complexity of the inflammatory disorders. While the easy approach to handling those cases relies on having an ‘expert’ dermatopathology opinion, in many circumstances such cases can be managed using a descriptive approach and having an open dialogue and communication with the referring clinicians. Most frequently, dermatologists, who have a broad clinical and pathologic experience to the diagnosis and t herapy of skin diseases, can adequately orient the pathologist to the understanding and recognition of specific findings in the biopsy that can point towards a specific direction.
Source: Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Source Type: research