Benzidine stain for the histochemical detection of hemoglobin in splinter hemorrhage (subungual hematoma) and black heel
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ID Serval
serval:BIB_B6427CA9D541
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Benzidine stain for the histochemical detection of hemoglobin in splinter hemorrhage (subungual hematoma) and black heel
Périodique
American Journal of Dermatopathology
ISSN
0193-1091 (Print)
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
08/1995
Volume
17
Numéro
4
Pages
362-7
Notes
Journal Article --- Old month value: Aug
Résumé
Minor nail trauma may cause bluish discoloration of the nail, while tangential skin trauma on the heel can result in a so-called black heel. To rule out melanoma in such clinical situations, a biopsy is needed to reveal homogeneous eosinophilic masses deposited under the nail plate or within it (transepidermal elimination). Most dermatopathologists attempt to demonstrate the presence of hemoglobin in these eosinophilic masses with Prussian blue stain, which typically remains negative. In our experience, these traumatically induced blood deposits are always situated in avascular spaces, devoid of degrading phagocytes. Consequently, a histochemical stain for these deposits should be directed specifically toward hemoglobin, not hemosiderin. In the dermatopathologic literature, the various techniques to detect hemoglobin deposits in tissue sections are not well-known. We would like to emphasize benzidine stain, a highly selective and efficient method to demonstrate the presence of hemoglobin deposits in histologic sections. To date, benzidine stain has not been utilized to characterize splinter hemorrhage (subungual hematoma). Of concern, the use of benzidine in histopathology laboratories is restricted because this agent is a known carcinogen, while the non-mutagenic derivative, 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine, does not stain histologic sections. Patent blue V, a completely different and less specific agent, stains hemoglobin an intense blue-green.
Mots-clé
Benzidines/*diagnostic use
Biopsy
Chromogenic Compounds/diagnostic use
Coloring Agents/*diagnostic use
Eosine Yellowish-(YS)/diagnostic use
Ferrocyanides/diagnostic use
Fluorescent Dyes/diagnostic use
Foot Dermatoses/*pathology
Foot Diseases/pathology
*Heel/pathology
Hematoma/*pathology
Hematoxylin/diagnostic use
Hemoglobins/*analysis
Hemorrhage/*pathology
Hemosiderin/analysis
Humans
Melanoma/pathology
Nail Diseases/*pathology
Pigmentation Disorders/*pathology
Rosaniline Dyes/diagnostic use
Skin Neoplasms/pathology
Pubmed
Web of science
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