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Apoptosis in lichen planus
Author(s) -
WEEDON DAVID
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1980.tb01728.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lichen , dermatology , library science , family medicine , history , biology , computer science , ecology
Summary A study of the degeneration of basal epidermal cells in lichen planus has confirmed the role of apoptosis. Lymphocytes were present in close proximity to all epidermal cells showing the early morphological features of apoptosis. This is further evidence implicating a cell‐mediated immune reaction in the pathogenesis of lichen planus.