Electron microscopy of tubuloreticular structures in allergic patch test. Observations with 2,3-epoxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride
Kanerva, L.
Acta Dermato-Venereologica 68(4): 359-361
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5555 PMID: 2459885 Document Number: 316721
Tubuloreticular structures (TRS) are intracellular tubular inclusions that can be detected by means of electron microscopy. TRS have earlier been found in autoimmune, viral and neoplastic diseases. Here the occurrence of TRS is for the first time described in allergic patch tests, where they were detected in dermal macrophages. TRS are believed to be reaction products of metabolically active cells, and the TRS described here are probably formed as a result of the activation of the immune system in allergic patch tests.