Open AccessMarked Reduction of the Number and Individual Volume of Sebaceous Glands in Psoriatic Lesions
Author(s) -
Aikaterini I. Liakou,
Jens R. Nyengaard,
Stefanos Bonovas,
Juergen Knolle,
Evgenia Makrantonaki,
Christos C. Zouboulis
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.224
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1421-9832
pISSN - 1018-8665
DOI - 10.1159/000445942
Subject(s) - psoriasis , medicine , sebaceous gland , pathology , immunohistochemistry , dermatology
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by plaques with inflammation, infiltration, hyper-/parakeratosis and desquamation. Microscopic findings in previous studies have revealed some degree of atrophy of the sebaceous glands in patients with psoriasis vulgaris and psoriatic alopecia.
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