Dept. of Dermatology - University of Iowa College of Medicine

M. S. Stone and T. L. Ray

Balloon Cell Degeneration

A cytoplasmic swelling of epidermal cells with loss of intercellular bridges as seen in viral vesicles.
Examples of balloon cell degeneration in Herpes Simplex Virus Infection (top and bottom).

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September, 1995

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