Cytolytic degeneration of keratinocytes adjacent to Langerhans cells in pityriasis rosea (Gibert)
Open Access
- 1 March 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Acta Dermato-Venereologica
- Vol. 56 (2) , 99-103
- https://doi.org/10.2340/000155555699103
Abstract
Unique cytolytic degeneration of keratinocytes adjacent to Langerhans cells was observed in five cases of pityriasis rosea (Gilbert). In the cytolytic area, the normal keratinocyte structures were absent except for free ribosomes. In addition, a similar cytolytic part of a keratinocyte was enveloped by the elongated dendrites of the Langerhans cell and was detected within its cytoplasm. The significance of these findings is discussed with respect to anticytoplasmic antibodies in the sera of patients with pityriasis rosea.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: