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Exit site lesion.
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On follow up, it was noted that there were areas of skin desquamation at the exit site with increased itching (Figure 1).
The histopathological findings demonstrated skin with overlying parakeratosis and slight epidermal hyperplasia. There was epidermal edema with exocytosis, and focally, increased numbers of Langerhans cells. Within the dermis, there are mixed inflammatory infiltrate with scattered eosinophils.
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This report is consistent with spongiotic dermatitis with eosinophils, and a diagnosis of granuloma gluteale adultorum was made (Figure 2).
Resolved lesion.
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