Abstracts of papers presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Dermatopathology.

This article focuses on abstracts of papers presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the American Society of Dermatopathology at Intercontinental Hotel, New Orleans between February 1-3, 1995. The Kveim-Siltzbach Reactions (KSR) is an important model for investigating immunologic events in granuloma formation. It has been shown that T lymphocyte predominance with oligocionality of infiltrating cells in 4 week-old KSR. Verruciform xanthoma is a rare benign condition that commonly involves the oral mucosa. Cutaneous lesions are less often observed, predominantly occurring at anogenital sites. Despite anecdotal reports of its occurrence in a variety of disease states, the etiology of this condition remains unclear.