Dept. of Dermatology - University of Iowa College of Medicine

M. S. Stone and T. L. Ray

Apoptosis

The dropping off of colloid bodies from the epidermis into the dermis. Apoptosis typically occurs in disorders in which basal cell damage occurs, such as lichenoid tissue reactions.
Examples of apoptosis in Lichen Planus (top) and Benign Lichenoid Keratosis (bottom).

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September, 1995

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