page_title: Histopathologic diagnosis of dermatitis
section_title: Multinucleated giant cells
hierarchical_section_title: Histopathologic diagnosis of dermatitis / Microscopic evaluation / Non vesicullobullous, non-pustular lesions without epidermal changes / Multinucleated giant cells
caption_attribution_description: English: Histopathology of suture granuloma, with multinucleated giant cells surrounding suture material (grey).
context_page_description: Histopathology of dermatitis can be performed in uncertain cases of inflammatory skin condition that remain uncertain after history and physical examination.
context_section_description: Foreign bodies indicate a foreign body granuloma.
  Specific forms of multinucleated giant cells include the Touton giant cell, which contains a ring of nuclei surrounding a central homogeneous cytoplasm, with foamy cytoplasm surrounding the nuclei. The central cytoplasm (surrounded by the nuclei) may be both amphophilic and eosinophilic.
caption: Suture granuloma, with multinucleated giant cells surrounding (grey) suture material.
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