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**"Lozenge"-shaped (diamond-like shape). | **"Lozenge"-shaped (diamond-like shape). | ||
*Abundant plasma cells - esp. superficial dermis. | *Abundant plasma cells - esp. superficial dermis. | ||
**Keep in mind that plasma cells are a common component of mucosal infiltrates, much more so than for skin. | |||
**A plasma cell component has to be relatively prominent to be relevant in this location (the same can be said for eosinophils). | |||
*Hemosiderin deposits.<ref name=pmid6833541>{{Cite journal | last1 = Davis | first1 = J. | last2 = Shapiro | first2 = L. | last3 = Baral | first3 = J. | title = Vulvitis circumscripta plasmacellularis. | journal = J Am Acad Dermatol | volume = 8 | issue = 3 | pages = 413-6 | month = Mar | year = 1983 | doi = | PMID = 6833541 }}</ref> | *Hemosiderin deposits.<ref name=pmid6833541>{{Cite journal | last1 = Davis | first1 = J. | last2 = Shapiro | first2 = L. | last3 = Baral | first3 = J. | title = Vulvitis circumscripta plasmacellularis. | journal = J Am Acad Dermatol | volume = 8 | issue = 3 | pages = 413-6 | month = Mar | year = 1983 | doi = | PMID = 6833541 }}</ref> | ||