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Localized subepidermal fibrin deposition—a histopathological feature of friction induced cutaneous lesions
Author(s) -
WONG E.,
MACDONALD D.M.
Publication year - 1982
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.1365-2230.1982.tb02466.x
Subject(s) - epidermis (zoology) , fibrin , pathology , concomitant , feature (linguistics) , etiology , dermatology , medicine , deposition (geology) , anatomy , biology , surgery , immunology , paleontology , sediment , linguistics , philosophy
Summary This paper emphasises that the localized presence of fibrin immediately below the epidermis is a frequent concomitant of skin lesions induced by friction and may provide a useful aetiological clue to support histopathological features which may otherwise be non‐specific.