herpes virus infection
Histologic Features
- An intraepidermal vesicle containing many neutrophils and necrotic or dyskeratotic keratinocytes with steel-grey nuclei and margination of nucleoprotein
- Multinucleated giant squamous cells
- Edema of the papillary dermis
- Extravasated erythrocytes
- A superficial and deep perivascular inflammatory infiltrate containing lymphocytes and neutrophils
- Leukocytoclastic vasculitis present focally
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