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Transepidermal Elimination of Actinically Damaged Connective Tissue
Author(s) -
Goette Detlef K.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1984.tb01230.x
Subject(s) - medicine , connective tissue , actinic keratoses , dermatology , pathology , connective tissue disease , transepidermal water loss , epidermis (zoology) , dermis , anatomy , basal cell , autoimmune disease , disease , stratum corneum
Three patients with actinically damaged skin had scaling lesions clinically resembling actinic keratoses. Histologic examination of the lesions disclosed transepidermal elimination (TE) of degenerated (solar elastotic) dermal connective tissue via a transepidermal canal, a previously undescribed phenomenon.