Stellate Abscess

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stellate abscess

A star-shaped necrosis surrounded by epithelioid cells, as in swollen inguinal lymph nodes in lymphogranuloma venereum.

Stellate Abscess

A ‘star-shaped’ abscess seen in a lymph node, which is most characteristic of lymphogranuloma venereum, cat-scratch disease, and Yersinia enterocolitica infection

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