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When the skin is infiltrated by lymphocytes and histiocytes (activated macrophages). These are immune cells (white blood cells) that act in response to defend the body from disease by killing pathogens, unrecognised/foreign bodies and tumor cells. A lymphohistiocytic infiltrate is often seen in eczema.

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