title: Railway track-like dermatitis: an atypical Mondor's disease?
abstract: The cases of two patients with linear, cordlike lesions on the anterolateral chest wall are reported. Both cases suggested a clinical diagnosis of Mondor's disease (i.e., sclerosing periphlebitis of the chest wall) with atypical aspects. The histologic picture showed a diffuse dermal infiltrate, predominantly of eosinophils mixed with lymphocytes and histiocytes, with some evidence of collagen degeneration. No flame figures were seen. Problems of differential diagnosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Aloi
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Tomasini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Molinero
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D013909:Thorax; D014680:Veins / Q000473:pathology