Basics Flashcards
Total body weight of skin
16 kg
Layers of skin
Stratum corneum Stratum lucidum Stratum granulosum Stratum spinosum Stratum basale
Histology of epidermis
Stratified squamous epithelium
Desmosomes are present in
Stratum SPINOSUN
LANGERHANS cells are present in
Stratum spinosum
Content of Langerhans cells
Birbeck granules
Markers of LAngerhans cells
S-100
CD 1a
CD 207
Melanocyte is present in
Stratum basale
Markers of melanocyte
S-100
Melan- A
HMB-45
Merkel cells are present in
St. Basale
Marker of merkel cell
Cytokeratin-20
Neutrophilic micro abscess is seen in
Psoriasis- Monroe microabscess ( st. Corneum)
-spongiform pustule of kogoj (st. Spinosum)
Dermatitis herpetiformis - papillary tip microabscess
Eosinophilic microabscess is seen in
Pemphigus vegetans
Atypical T cell abscess is seen in
Pautrier microabscess- ctcl
Petechiae size is
1-2mm
Purpura size Is
> 3mm
Ecchymoses size is
1-2cm
Erosion is
Loss of epidermis
Ulcer is
Loss of epidermis plus partial dermis