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Subcorneal accumulation of Langerhans cells in erythema gyratum repens
Author(s) -
WAKEEL R.A.,
ORMEROD A.D.,
SEWELL H.F.,
WHITE MARION I.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1992.tb07819.x
Subject(s) - epidermis (zoology) , pathology , medicine , erythema , dermatology , anatomy
Summary Erythema gyratum repens (EGR) is a cutaneous manifestation of malignant disease. We report an unusual accumulation of activated epidermal Langerhans cells in the upper layer of the epidermis and propose that these cells play an important immunopathological role.