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granulomatous lobular panniculitis
Monday 1 February 2010
Etiology
Q fever (Coxiella burnetii)
- Q fever is a zoonotic infection caused by Coxiella burnetii. Two forms of the disease have been described: an acute form with pneumonia, hepatitis or a flu-like syndrome; and a chronic form in which endocarditis is the most frequent clinical expression.
Synopsis
erythematous nodule
granulomas rimmed by an eosinophilic material, giving a "doughnut" or "fibrin-ring" appearance.
See also
lobular panniculitis
panniculitis
References
Histopathology of a granulomatous lobular panniculitis in acute Q fever: a case report. Soulard R, Souraud J, Landais C, Le Hemon A, Gaillard T, Fouet B. J Cutan Pathol. 2009 Sep 14. PMID: 19751228