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Document ID (ISN)18735
CIS number 73-1181
ISSN - Serial title 0007-0963 - British Journal of Dermatology
Year 1972
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Cortez Pimentel J.
Title The "wheat-stubble sarcoid granuloma": A new epithelioid granuloma of the skin
Bibliographic information 1972, Vol.87, p.444-449. Illus. 23 ref.
Abstract The introduction into the skin of chemical substances or organic matter can produce sarcoid granulomata. A new granuloma of this type related to wounds produced by the stubble of wheat is described. The diagnosis of this lesion is easy, taking into consideration its localisation in the lower limbs, the wounds caused by stubble, and the identification of intracellular plant material in the granuloma. A host factor of probable immunological nature is suggested. There is similarity between these sarcoid granulomata of the skin and some epithelioid granulomatous lesions of the lung due to the inhalation of chemical substances and organic matter, known as extrinsic allergic alveolitis or "farmer's lung".
Descriptors (primary) cereals; cocarcinogenic effects; foot lesions; skin cancer; granulomatosis; wheat
Descriptors (secondary) pulmonary granulomatosis; extrinsic allergic alveolitis; sarcomas; farmer's lung; skin diseases; pathomorphology; injuries; injuries to lower extremities; comparative analysis; allergic reactivity; diagnosis
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s) Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Browse category(ies) Skin diseases
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system