vacinnia
Histologic Features
- An intraepidermal vesicle with numerous neutrophils and nuclear dust
- Pronounced ballooning degeneration of keratinocytes showing pale grey cytoplasm and large nuclei
- Intracytoplasmic Guarnieri bodies
- Scattered necrotic keratinocytes
- A dense diffuse lymphohistiocytic infiltrate containing multiple neutrophils in the papillary dermis
Updated Wednesday, July 31, 2013 8:30:48 PM