Dept. of Dermatology - University of Iowa College of Medicine

M. S. Stone and T. L. Ray

Grenz Zone

A narrow area of uninvolved dermis between the epidermis and a dermal inflammatory or neoplastic infiltrate. "Grenz" is German for "border".
Example of a Grenz Zone in Granuloma faciale.

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September, 1995

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