Dermpath Diagnosis

Myrmecia

Myrmecia, named after the bulldog ant because of its clinical resemblance to an ant hill, is a plantar wart caused by human papillomavirus 1 infection. Histologic examination typically reveals an endophytic growth pattern with multiple deep acanthotic extensions of the epidermis that grow inward. Characteristic eosinophilic kerato­hyalin granules and conspicuous intranuclear inclu­sions with clear spaces around pyknotic nuclei also can be observed.


 

Recommended Reading

Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa
MDedge Dermatology
Primary Systemic Amyloidosis
MDedge Dermatology
Livedoid Vasculopathy
MDedge Dermatology
Dermatitis Herpetiformis
MDedge Dermatology
Trichofolliculoma
MDedge Dermatology
Circumscribed Acral Hypokeratosis
MDedge Dermatology
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
MDedge Dermatology
Kaposi Sarcoma
MDedge Dermatology
Dermatopathology in an Era of Health Care Reform
MDedge Dermatology
Eruptive Xanthoma
MDedge Dermatology