Tissue surrounding Abscess

Tissue surrounding Abscess •Photomicrograph of the tissue around an abscess, showing proliferating fibroblasts. • Normally, scarring in the CNS is by astrocyte proliferation. •Abscess is one of two disorders in which fibroblasts proliferate to form scar. •The other is intracerebral hemorrhage. •The iamge also contains proliferating, reactive astrocytes and a few lymphocytes and macrophages. (Description By:Margaret Grunnet,M.D. ) (Image Contrib. by:Margaret Grunnet,M.D. UCHC )