Loma Linda Dermatopathology
Dermatopathology/Dermatology Histopathology Library Reference
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non-vesicular herpes virus infection
Histologic Features
- Foci of pallor of the keratinocytes in the epidermis
- Infected epidermal cells showing steel-gray nuclei, margination of the nucleoplasm and ballooning cytoplasm
- Multiple necrotic keratinocytes
- Focal spongiosis
- A dense lichenoid infiltrate in the papillary dermis with many extravasated red blood cells and nuclear dust
- A superficial and deep perivascular infiltrate of mostly lymphocytes
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