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<p>Preface ix</p> <p>Abbreviations xi</p> <p>Introduction xiii</p> <p><b>1 Horny Layer 1</b></p> <p>Reduced granular layer</p> <p>Prominent granular layer</p> <p><b>2 Epidermis 15</b></p> <p>Eczematous</p> <p>Acute</p> <p>Subacute</p> <p>Chronic</p> <p>Pruriginous</p> <p>Psoriasiform</p> <p>Bullous, acantholytic</p> <p>Pustular</p> <p>Degenerative</p> <p>Necrotic</p> <p>Ballooning</p> <p>Koilocytic</p> <p>Atrophic</p> <p><b>3 Dermal–epidermal Junction (Interface) 109</b></p> <p>Lichenoid</p> <p>Subepidermal blistering</p> <p><b>4 Dermis 133</b></p> <p>Edema</p> <p>Infiltrates</p> <p>Non-granulomatous</p> <p>Granulomatous</p> <p>Connective tissue</p> <p>Sclerosis</p> <p>Perforation and extrusion</p> <p><b>5 Vessels 221</b></p> <p>Intravascular coagulation</p> <p>Vasculitis</p> <p>Small vessel</p> <p>Medium-sized vessel</p> <p>Medium and large</p> <p>Localized</p> <p>Arteritis</p> <p>Vasculopathic changes</p> <p><b>6 Subcutis 265</b></p> <p>Panniculitis, septal</p> <p>Panniculitis, lobular</p> <p>Fat necrosis</p> <p><b>7 Deposition and Storage 281</b></p> <p>Foreign bodies</p> <p>Lipids</p> <p>Mucin</p> <p>Amyloid</p> <p>Calcium and bone</p> <p><b>8 Adnexae 321</b></p> <p>Pilosebaceous unit</p> <p>Hair</p> <p>Hair follicles not reduced</p> <p>Hair follicles reduced</p> <p>Index 351</p>

<p><strong>Guenter BURG</strong>, MD, Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatopathology, University of Zurich, Switzerland. <p><strong>Werner KEMPF</strong>, MD, Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatopathology, University of Zurich, Switzerland. <p><strong>Heinz KUTZNER</strong>, MD, President, International Society of Dermatopathology and Department of Dermatopathology, University of Friedrichshafen, Germany.

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