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acanthosis

[a‚kan′thō·səs]
(medicine)
Any thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the epidermis; associated with many skin diseases.
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Obese acanthotics may be more severely insulin resistant than their non-acanthotic counterparts.
Clinico pathological study of Acanthosis Nigricans and its correlation with obesity and insulin resistance
They included slightly acanthotic epidermis with occasional necrotic keratinocytes, basal cell hydropic degeneration, perivascular lymphohistiocytic infiltrate with the presence of atypical lymphoid cells, and overt epidermotropism (Fig.
Poikilodermatous mycosis fungoides: clinical and histopathological analysis of a case and literature review
The epithelium is acanthotic and shows basal atypia.
Surgical management of dysplastic third eyelid in a dog
The histopathology from a papule showed hyperkeratotic and acanthotic epidermis.
Cutaneous variant of angiokeratoma corporis diffusum: a case report
Microscopic examination showed an intradermal cystic lesion lined with acanthotic squamous epithelium with well-defined squamous eddies (Figure 1).
Verrucous cyst with melanocytic and sebaceous differentiation: a case report and review of the literature
Thickened, acanthotic and hyper-keratotic stratified squamous epithelium is also present with elongated rete ridges.
HEREDITARY GINGIVAL FIBROMATOSIS DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
Acanthotic epithelium and corium is seen corresponding to surrounding outline.
Benign migratory glossitis: report of two cases
The histopathology of BD lesions is characterized by hyperkeratosis; parakeratosis; loss of orderly maturation, polarity, and a granular layer; and keratinocytic atypia involving the entire acanthotic epithelial layer.
Warty papule and scaling around finger: attempts at removing the erythematous papule using cryotherapy had failed. A biopsy confirmed our suspicions
A shave biopsy of a neck plaque identified a hyperkeratotic, acanthotic, spongiotic dermatitis with lymphocytes and scattered eosinophils.
Tongue erosions and diet cola
In group 2, the feather follicles at the 20-second treated site (primary feather 10) had acanthotic epithelium and mild heterophilic or lymphocytic inflammation (Fig 3).
Use of laser ablation and cryosurgery to prevent primary feather growth in a pigeon (Columba livia) model
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