Dept. of Dermatology - University of Iowa College of Medicine

M. S. Stone and T. L. Ray

Parakeratosis

Retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum. This is a normal finding on mucous membranes.
Example of parakeratosis in Normal Oral Mucosa.

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September, 1995

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