Open AccessPerforating disorders of the skin
Author(s) -
Kanwer Singh Arora,
Kalpana Hajirnis,
Smita Sawant,
Vinayak Sabnis,
Nirmala Gaikward
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.125289
Subject(s) - medicine , dermis , dermatology , folliculitis , pathology , masson's trichrome stain , trichrome , trichrome stain , h&e stain , van gieson's stain , staining , immunohistochemistry
Perforating disorders of the skin, is an often overlooked entity characterized by transepidermal elimination of material from the upper dermis and are classified histopathologically according to the type of epidermal disruption and the nature of the eliminated material. They include Kyrle's disease, perforating folliculitis, reactive perforating collagenosis, and elastosis perforans serpiginosa.