Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 4, Number 7, July 2013, pages 461-465


Ultrastructural and Microanalytical Study of a Subcutaneous Granuloma HPV Tetravalent Vaccine Induced: A Case Report and Review of Literature

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Figure 1.
Figure 1. Panel A to C: hematoxylin eosin section of the lesion showing a granulomatous reaction with lymphatic follicle formation (panel A magnification 4 ×), macrophages and lymphoplasmacellular infiltrate (panel B, MAGNIFICATION 10 ×).The lesion is characterized by a necrotic center (asterisk in panel C) surrounded by palisading epithelioid histiocytes (arrow in panel C). PANEL D to F: conventional transmission electron microscopy characterization of the lesion. PANEL D shows a big histiocyte’s granule (arrow) containing fibrillar electron dense material (MAGNIFICATION 3,500 ×). The ultrastructural study demonstrated the presence of needle-shaped crystalline material with variable thickness (PANEL E 10,000 × -arrow-; PANEL F 50,000 ×). EDX microanalysis spectrum (PANEL G) reveals the presence of large amounts of aluminum (circle) and of elements referable to the nickel support (Ni) and to biological compounds (P, CL, C and O).