dermatopathic lymphadenitisとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

dermatopathic lymphadenitis (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 dermatopathic lymphadenitises または dermatopathic lymphadenites または 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 0683302469, 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 0521871611, 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.