reticulosis (redirected from malignant midline reticulosis)

reticulosis /re·tic·u·lo·sis/ (re-tik?u-lo´sis) an abnormal increase in cells derived from or related to the reticuloendothelial cells.

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familial histiocytic reticulosis , histiocytic medullary reticulosis a fatal hereditary disorder marked by anemia, granulocytopenia, thrombocytopenia, phagocytosis of blood cells, diffuse proliferation of histiocytes, and enlargement of the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes.

malignant midline reticulosis , polymorphic reticulosis a form of angiocentric immunoproliferative lesion involving midline structures of the nose and face.

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re·tic·u·lo·sis (r-tky-lss)

n.

An increase in histiocytes or other reticuloendothelial elements.

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reticulosis

an abnormal increase in cells derived from or related to the monocyte macrophage.

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familial histiocytic reticulosis, histiocytic medullary reticulosis

see malignant histiocytosis.

inflammatory reticulosis

see granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis.

pagetoid reticulosis

a lymphoproliferative disease of the skin in dogs; it may be a variant of mycosis fungoides. There are erythematous plaques, ulcers and vesicles on the oral mucosa and footpads.