Ocular Pemphigoid, Xerosis of the Conjunctiva, Histology | |
Epidermidalization of the conjunctiva with transformation to keratinized epithelium, acanthosis (preservation of nuclei) and Parakeratosis (pyknotic nuclei). This specimen is typical of a symblepharon as they occur after ocular pemphigoid, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, or burns. | |
Naumann, G.O.H., Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Erlangen, Germany | |
H13.3 | |
Conjunctiva -> Bullous Disease of Skin and Mucous Membranes -> Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid | |
5988 |