Ann Dermatol.  2017 Jun;29(3):363-364. 10.5021/ad.2017.29.3.363.

Papular Acantholytic Dyskeratosis of the Inguinal Area in a 49-Year-Old Man

• Lee HS
• Kim YC

• KMID: 2378544
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2017.29.3.363

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Humans
Middle Aged*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Multiple whitish pruritic papules with underlying erythematous patches were noted on the right (A) and left (B) inguinal areas. Steroid-induced erythematous atrophic patches were also found.

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  Fig. 2 Skin biopsy showed suprabasal cleft with villi, and numerous typical acantholytic dyskeratotic cells in the stratum corneum and spinosum. Hyperkeratosis and irregular acanthosis were also present in the epidermis, with a lymphocytic infiltration in the underlying dermis (H&E; A: ×40, B: ×200).

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