title: Current knowledge in inflammatory dermatopathology.
abstract: The complex and fascinating spectrum of inflammatory skin disease, and the comprehension of it, is ever expanding and evolving. During the first decade of the 21st century, numerous advances in the understanding of inflammatory disease mechanisms have occurred, particularly in psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. Continuation of this trend will assure a future in which molecular tests for biomarkers of immediate clinical relevance are used in routine patient care, not only for diagnosis but also for prognosis and management. This article focuses on selected recent or noteworthy developments that are clinically relevant for the histologic diagnosis of inflammatory skin diseases.
authors.affiliation: UC Davis Dermatopathology Service, Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, 3301 C Street, Suite 1400, Sacramento, CA 95816, USA. maxwell.fung@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Maxwell A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: Keira L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Barr
mesh_terms: D001167:Arteritis / Q000473:pathology; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000473:pathology; D005935:Glucagonoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007978:Levamisole / Q000009:adverse effects; D008178:Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / Q000473:pathology; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000175:diagnosis*; D058568:Necrolytic Migratory Erythema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000473:pathology; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000473:pathology; D010916:Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris / Q000473:pathology; D012873:Skin Diseases, Genetic / Q000473:pathology; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007978:Levamisole