Meaning of dermatopathic lymphadenitis | Babel Free

Definitions

Enlargement of lymph nodes, characterized by an inflammatory exudate and hyperplasia of reticuloendothelial cells due to phagocytosis of hemosiderin, melanin, and (possibly) fat.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“The histologic picture of dermatopathic lymphadenitis may be associated with a variety of benign skin disorders, and occasionally lesions similar to dermatopathic lymphadenitis are noted in patients without apparent skin lesions.”

“Dermatopathic lymphadenitis occurs in lymph nodes draining areas in which there has been disruption or irritation of the skin barrier due to any process, benign or malignant.”

CEFR level