varicella
Histologic Features
- An intraepidermal vesicle containing many acantholytic squamous cells and neutrophils
- Affected epidermal cells show large greyish nuclei with margination of nucleoplasm
- Multinucleated epithelial giant cells
- Many necrotic keratinocytes
- Marked edema of papillary dermis
- Extravasated erythrocytes
- A superficial and deep perivascular lymphohistiocytic infiltrate containing many neutrophils
- Thrombi in lumina and fibrin around vessel walls
Updated Wednesday, July 31, 2013 8:30:48 PM