ischemic fasciitis


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  • Clinical

    • age: elderly
    • bed bound: prolonged pressure -> ischemia
    • location: subcutaneous
  • Histology

    • necrosis (coagulative, centrally liquifactive)
    • fibroblasts, capillary proliferation
    • can have ganglion-like fibroblasts
  • Stains

    • vimentin+
    • ganglion-like fibroblasts are CD34+
    • desmin-, S100-