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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Other Diagnosis Studies
Histology
Histological examination typically shows an absence of melanocytes in the affected areas of skin. However, it is possible to sometimes identify degenerating melanocytes at the borders of the affected areas. In these patients, normal melanocytes may be found in normal skin areas, yet even in these regions changes such as abnormal keratinocytes may be found, showing evidence of vacuolated cytoplasm in basal layers of the cells and granular extracellular materials.[1]
References
- ↑ Soutor, Carol (2013). Clinical dermatology. New York: McGraw-Hill Education/Lange Medical Books. ISBN 978-0-07-177296-9.