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epidermal anomalies
Tuesday 7 June 2016
Examples
stratum corneum anomalies
stratum lucidum anomalies (palms and soles)
stratum granulosum anomalies
stratum spinosum anomalies
- epidermal hyperplasia
- acanthosis ( hyperacanthosis )
- dyskeratosis / dyskeratotic cells
- keratinocytic anomalies
- keratinocytic nuclear anomalies
- keratinocytic cytoplasmic anomalies
- cytoplasmic vacuolation
basal layer anomalies / stratum basale
epidermal pustules
epidermal vesicles
epidermal bubbles
Examples
acantholytic dyskeratosis in Darier disease
" crushed basal cells " appearance in the epidermis is a clue to cutaneous Paget disease
See also