Diseases

Acantholysis

Separation of the prickle cells of the stratum spinosum of the epidermis, resulting in atrophy of the prickle cell layer. It is seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris (see PEMPHIGUS) and DARIER DISEASE.

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Abstract

Separation of the prickle cells of the stratum spinosum of the epidermis, resulting in atrophy of the prickle cell layer. It is seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris (see PEMPHIGUS) and DARIER DISEASE.

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  • Acantholyses

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

ACANTHOLYSIS BULLOSA see EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA is also available

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History Note

91(69); was see under SKIN DISEASES 1969-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Skin/pathology (1966-1968)
  • specific skin disease/pathology (1966-1968)

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  1. C17.800w.865w.070w
  2. C23.550.035w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acantholysis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000051. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000051
  2. Acantholysis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acantholysis
  3. Acantholysis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q415794