Gottron's papule
Histologic Features
- A thick, compact orthokeratotic horn with hints of parakeratosis
- Hypergranulosis
- Slight psoriasiform hyperplasia of the epidermis
- A smudged dermo-epidermal interface
- Slight vacuolar alterations of the basal layer
- A sparse patchy lichenoid infiltrate consisting of lymphocytes, a few neutrophils and fragments of nuclear dust
- Extravasated red blood cells in the dermal papillae
Updated Wednesday, July 31, 2013 8:30:48 PM