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Epidermal thickness in systemic sclerosis and morphoea
Author(s) -
MORLEY SUSAN M.,
GAYLARDE P.M.,
SARKANY I.
Publication year - 1985
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.1365-2230.1985.tb02552.x
Subject(s) - scleroderma (fungus) , epidermis (zoology) , pathology , medicine , dermatology , anatomy , inoculation
Summary There is a widely accepted belief that the epidermis in morphoea is either normal or atrophic with loss of rete ridges. However, measurements of epidermal thickness have shown that it is in fact increased. In systemic sclerosis, epidermal thickness was within normal limits and the rete ridges were more prominent than in controls. These quantitative measurements contradict earlier views based on subjective assessments.