TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 36. Eosinophils in Cutaneous Diseases A1 - Leiferman, Kristin M. A1 - Peters, Margot S. A2 - Goldsmith, Lowell A. A2 - Katz, Stephen I. A2 - Gilchrest, Barbara A. A2 - Paller, Amy S. A2 - Leffell, David J. A2 - Wolff, Klaus PY - 2012 T2 - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e AB - |PrintEosinophils in Cutaneous Diseases at a GlanceEosinophils may be seen in skin biopsy specimens from a broad range of cutaneous diseases but are not pathognomonic for any dermatosis.Eosinophils are an important component of the characteristic histologic pattern in a limited number of diseases, including the following: Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophiliaEosinophilic, polymorphic, and pruritic eruption associated with radiotherapyEosinophilic pustular folliculitisErythema toxicum neonatorumEosinophilic ulcer of the oral mucosaEosinophilic vasculitisGranuloma facialeHypereosinophilic syndromesIncontinentia pigmentiKimura diseasePachydermatous eosinophilic dermatitisWells syndrome (eosinophilic cellulitis)Clinical reaction patterns with eosinophil involvement include diseases in which eosinophils probably play a pathogenic role and are a component of the histological pattern, but are not essential for diagnosis.Evidence for involvement of eosinophils in cutaneous diseases is provided by observation of intact eosinophils in lesional tissue sections and/or by immunostains for their toxic granule proteins, which are deposited in tissues. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56031694 ER -