Dept. of Dermatology - University of Iowa College of Medicine

M. S. Stone and T. L. Ray

Dyskeratosis

Faulty and premature keratinization of individual keratinocytes. Dyskeratotic cells are usually intensely eosinophilic and may contain a small, dense, basophilic nuclear remnant. Dyskeratotic cells may also be densely basophilic as seen in Darier's disease. Example is a view of Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

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September, 1995

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