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Ocular Pemphigoid, Xerosis of the Conjunctiva, Histology

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
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