scleredema
Histologic Features
- A markedly thickened reticular dermis (about three times normal)
- Widened spaces between collagen bundles
- Collagen bundles arranged in a haphazard array including vertical orientation to the skin surface
- Mucin deposition between collagen bundles in the lower dermis
- No increase in the number of fibroblasts
Updated Wednesday, July 31, 2013 8:30:48 PM