AboutNeha Dahiya MD Expertise I can help patients understand their lab report results, help them with queries regarding what pretest preparation is required. How often a follow up test needs to be done. What does a particular tissue biopsy report mean in everyday English. I can explain the biopsy or cytology procedure. I can deal with Histopathology / cytology / clinical pathology and clinical chemistry queries. Helping in this manner will be my contribution to the community.
Experience I am a pathologist and director of clinical laboratory services. I have been a practicing pathologist for last 9 years in a 350 bed multi specialty hospital laboratory.
Organizations Indian association of pathologists and microbiologists.
MIAC - Member International Academy of Cytology
International association of Pathologists - indian division
Indian association of Cytology
my report says the biopsy shows "midly acanthotic epidermis with associated focal parakeratosis. There is mild spongiosis. Focal follicular plugging is present. A few Pityrosporum spores are noted in the stratum coreneum. The upper dermis shows mild perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate. Eosinophils are inconspicuous. The features are consistent with keratosis pilaris in a background of dermatitis"
Does this mean the dermatisis and keratosis pilaris are different? (my skin is red and flaky, but also rough) Does the report give any indication of what kind of dermatitis I may have?
thankyou :).
Answer Hello Cameron:
Yes the two diagnoses are different entities.
Keratosis pilaris is very common , benign, genetic condition of the skin. It is not life threatening, does not cause any serious long term health issues. There is accumulation of extra keratin at the base of hair follicles and you get these tiny bumps on the skin.
Dermatitis is inflammation of the skin and can be due to contact with any number of substances. The report mentions few pityrosporum spores...which is a kind of yeast.
Difficult to say from the report what can be the cause of dermatitis
