Balanitis circumscripta plasmacellularis: case report with ultrastructural study
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- 1 July 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Acta Dermato-Venereologica
- Vol. 62 (4) , 352-356
- https://doi.org/10.2340/0001555562352356
Abstract
A typical case of balanitis circumscripta plasmacellularis is described in a 74-year-old man. Electron microscopy revealed a dense infiltrate composed mainly of plasma cells and macrophages; the former showed considerable rough endoplasmic reticulum and phagolysosomes, while the latter contained variable amounts of sideromes. A few mast cells, eosinophils and extravasated erythrocytes were also present. Connective tissue was scarce; no elastic fibres and viral particles were seen.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit: