Eczema and the spongiotic dermatoses: a histologic and pathogenic update.
The spongiotic dermatoses including eczema and its clinicopathologic variants are capable of presenting in a variety of clinical guises and are pathologically defined by the presence of epithelial intercellular edema that may rarely form blisters. The mechanisms which underlie there pathogensis has only recently begun to be elucidated. Collectively, these disorders comprise an integral facet of dermatology and are the subject of discussion in this article.
Houck
Greg
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Department of Dermatology, Sun Coast Dermatology Residency Program and Bay Area Dermatology, Tampa, FL, USA.
Saeed
Sadia
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Stevens
G Lex
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Morgan
Michael B
MB
D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D012628:Dermatitis, Seborrheic / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D004485:Eczema / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology*