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→Erosions and ulcers
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*Ulcer = lesion through skin or mucous membrane. | *Ulcer = lesion through skin or mucous membrane. | ||
*Erosion = limited to the mucosa - superficial ulceration. | *Erosion = limited to the mucosa - superficial ulceration. | ||
====Microscopic - erosion==== | |||
Features: | |||
#Loss of epithelium - '''key feature'''. | |||
#Vital response at site of lost epithelium - '''key feature'''. | |||
#*[[Neutrophil]]ic infiltrate. | |||
#*+/-Fibrin. | |||
#*+/-Cellular debris. | |||
==The general differential diagnosis== | ==The general differential diagnosis== | ||