Dept. of Dermatology - University of Iowa College of Medicine

M. S. Stone and T. L. Ray

Munro Microabscesses

Munro microabscesses are composed of degenerated polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN's) in the horny layer (stratum corneum) and are seen in psoriasis and seborrheic dermatitis.
Example of Munro microabscesses in Psoriasis.

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September, 1995

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