Acute Inflammatory Dermatoses. (A) The biopsy specimen from the left lower leg consisted of an ellipsoid skin sample with underlying subcutaneous tissue. The hematoxylin and eosin-stained histologic sections were consistent with acute to subacute eczematous dermatitis (H&E stain, ×40). (B) The histologic section shows an inflammatory cell infiltration around follicular and perivascular tissues with increased dermal eosinophils (H&E stain, ×200). A case of autoimmune progesterone dermatitis misdiagnosed as allergic contact dermatitis: Lee MK, Lee WY, Yong SJ, Shin KC, Lee SN, Lee SJ, Lee JH, Kim SH - Allergy, asthma & immunology research (2011). Not altered. CC.
Acute inflammatory dermatoses is the sudden onset swelling, pain, redness, and hotness or the skin dermis mediated by local or systemic immunologic factors, although the causes for many remain a mystery.
Examples of acute inflammatory dermatoses include:
- Acute eczematous dermatitis
- Erythema multiforme
- Urticaria
