pityriasis lichenoides chronica
Histologic Features
- Focal parakeratosis
- A slightly thin epidermis
- Vacuolar alteration of the basal layer
- Necrotic keratinocytes in variable numbers within the epidermis
- A lichenoid infiltrate consisting of lymphocytes, histiocytes, and melanophages in the papillary dermis
- A superficial perivascular lymphohistiocytic infiltrate
Updated Wednesday, July 31, 2013 8:30:48 PM