Ann Dermatol.  2017 Feb;29(1):119-120. 10.5021/ad.2017.29.1.119.

A Case of Late-Onset Peeling Skin Syndrome Likely Triggered by Irritation

• Choe SJ
• Kim BK
• Lee S
• Bak H
• Lee JW
• Ahn SK

• KMID: 2368045
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2017.29.1.119

Abstract

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MeSH Terms

Skin*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Clinical features of the patient. (A, B) Diffuse skin shedding on the trunk. (C) Superficial sheets easily removed without bleeding or underlying erythema.

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  Fig. 2 Histopathological & electromicroscopic (EM) features of the biopsy specimen (collected from the left flank). (A) Epidermal cleavage within the stratum corneum. Orthokeratotic epidermis. Basal, spinous and granular layers were normal (H&E, ×200, inset: H&E, ×400). (B, C) Splitting (arrows) between the corneocyte rows. Corneodesmosomes (circles) were found between the corneocytes (EM, ×10 K).

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