Unusual Clinical and Pathological Features in Pemphigus Vulgaris: A Potential Diagnostic Pitfall
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(a) The underlying dermis showed diffuse and marked mixed inflammatory infiltrate, consisting of lymphocytes and eosinophils, which focally involved the underlying epidermis. Additionally solar elastosis and vascular ectasia were seen (H & E; 100x). (b) Acantholysis and a diffuse cytological atypia of the epidermis, consisting of cells with enlarged, vesicular, focally hyperchromatic, nuclei (H & E; 200x).
