Cutaneous plasmacytic infiltrates.
This article reviews a group of skin disorders that have in common the presence of a cellular infiltrate with plasma cells upon histopathologic examination. These include inflammatory and neoplastic diseases and a group of miscellaneous disorders of varied etiology. The correlation between the presence of plasma cells in the cellular infiltrate and the diagnosis, prognosis, and pathogenesis of the disorders is emphasized.
D003872:Dermatitis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology