dermatopathic lymphadenitis

English

Noun

dermatopathic lymphadenitis (countable and uncountable, plural dermatopathic lymphadenitises or dermatopathic lymphadenites or dermatopathic lymphadenitides)

1. (medicine) Enlargement of lymph nodes, characterized by an inflammatory exudate and hyperplasia of reticuloendothelial cells due to phagocytosis of hemosiderin, melanin, and (possibly) fat.
   • 2001, Daniel M. Knowles, Neoplastic Hematopathology, →ISBN, page 561:

     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.

   • 2008, Lawrence M. Weiss, Lymph Nodes, →ISBN, page 45:

     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.

Synonyms

• dermatopathic lymphadenopathy
• lipomelanic reticulosis