Difference between revisions of "Non-malignant skin disease"

Non-malignant skin disease (view source)

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 ===Microscopic===
 Features:
+*Loss of dermal papilla.
+*Dense collagen - fibers run parallel to the dermal-epidermal (DE) junction<ref name=Ref_Derm499>{{Ref Derm|499}}</ref> - '''key feature'''.
 *Loss of adnexal structures.
-*Dense collagen - fibers run parallel to the dermal-epidermal (DE) junction.
-*Loss of dermal papilla.
+Other features:
+*Thin-walled blood vessels.
+**Described as running perpendicular to the surface<ref name=Ref_Derm499>{{Ref Derm|499}}</ref> - this may not be apparent.
 DDx: