Difference between revisions of "Non-malignant skin disease"

Non-malignant skin disease (view source)

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 ***Usually thought of as fibroblasts surrounded by fibrous material ("collagen-trapping").
 *Lack of adnexal structures, i.e. no sweat glands, no hair.
-*+/-Acanthosis (thickened epithelial layer - specifically thickened ''stratum spinosum'') with basal keratinocyte hyperpigmentation.
+*+/-Epidermal changes - known as "dirty fingers":<ref>BD. 13 April 2011.</ref>
-**May vaguely resemble ''basal cell carcinoma''.
+**Acanthosis (thickened epithelial layer - specifically thickened ''stratum spinosum'').
+**Basal keratinocyte hyperpigmentation.
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+*[[Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans]] (DFSP).
 *[[Neurofibroma]].
 *[[Blue nevus]].
-*[[Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans]] (DFSP).
 *[[Melanoma]].