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Non-malignant skin disease (view source)
Revision as of 11:26, 12 October 2012
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*Hypergranulosis (thicker stratum granulosum). | *Hypergranulosis (thicker stratum granulosum). | ||
*Acanthosis (thickening of the stratum spinosum). | *Acanthosis (thickening of the stratum spinosum). | ||
*Rete ridges lengthened (~7-10x normal). | *Rete ridges lengthened (~7-10x normal) - ''papillomatous hyperplasia''. | ||
*Large blood vessels at the dermal-epidermal junction. | *Large blood vessels at the dermal-epidermal junction. | ||
*Viral changes - perinuclear halo, nucleus small and hyperchromatic<ref name=Ref_Derm106-7>{{Ref Derm|106-7}}</ref> - '''important''' but can be absent. | |||
**+/-Binucleation. | |||
Memory device: there is more of everything - more s. corneum, s. granulosum, s. spinosum, longer rete ridges, more (larger) blood vessels. | Memory device: there is more of everything - more s. corneum, s. granulosum, s. spinosum, longer rete ridges, more (larger) blood vessels. | ||