lichenoid discoid lupus erythematosus
Histologic Features
- Orthokeratosis
- Widely-dilated follicular ostia filled with keratotic plugs
- Epidermal thinning
- Vacuolar alteration of the basal layer
- A thickened, smudged basement membrane
- A patchy lichenoid lymphohistiocytic infiltrate obscuring various parts of the dermo-epidermal junction
- Widely-dilated telangiectatic vessels
- Abundant mucin deposition between collagen bundles
Updated Wednesday, July 31, 2013 8:30:48 PM