Neutrophilic epitheliotropism is a new sensitive and specific histopathological clue for NUD, a histopathological reaction pattern within the spectrum of neutrophilic dermatoses that needs to be differentiated from conventional urticaria.
Genotyping of Borrelia can be easily implemented in a routine dermatopathology setting, especially as a fast method to confirm early cutaneous borreliosis. Genotyping could also enable earlier treatment of patients infected with invasive strains.
With assays targeting ospA and ospC genes we confirmed from paraffin-embedded biopsies that B. afzelii, serotype 2, osp C groups Af5, Af2 and Af6 is the main cause of ACA. Specimens commonly showed a combination of band-like T-cell-rich infiltrates with interstitial granulomatous features, a pattern previously under-recognized in ACA. This finding was particularly typical for lesions infected with ospC genotype Af5.
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