Proliferative acanthosis - Altmeyers Encyclopedia

Definition
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Acanthosis caused by increased cell proliferation in the basal epidermis zone, e.g. in psoriasis vulgaris, after irradiation with long-wave UV rays.

Dermatology

Frequent, acute, less frequently chronically recurrent, febrile, possibly accompanied by chills, non-pathog...

Dermatology

From the Greek derived from "akantha" (sting). Widening of the stratum spinosum usually by proliferation (h...

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Dermatology

Frequent (most frequent tumor of the skin at all), occurring in single or multiple, benign, initially flat,...

Dermatology

Chronic lichen planus in light-exposed skin zones, in dark-skinned children and young adults living in trop...

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer