title: Connective tissue nevi collagens. Study with picrosirius red and polarizing microscopy.
abstract: Biopsy specimens of five connective tissue nevi were examined under crossed polars after staining with Picrosirius red. One biopsy specimen was from a solitary nevus, another from a Shagreen patch. The other three specimens were of erupted nevi. In all cases, thick (as well as thin) collagen fibers appeared green to yellow. In contrast, thick fibers of normal human dermis appeared orange to red. The findings indicate that the collagen of collagenous connective tissue nevi is less well packed than normal collagen. Examination of the polarization colors of Picrosirius red-stained sections is a useful procedure for diagnosing collagenous connective tissue nevi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Trau
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dayan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirschberg
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hiss
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bubis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001391:Azo Compounds; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis*; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008859:Microscopy, Polarization; D009506:Nevus / Q000737:chemistry*; D010851:Picrates; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry*; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D001391:Azo Compounds; D010851:Picrates; C009798:C.I. direct red 80; D003094:Collagen