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The psoriasiform pattern is characterized by acanthosis (epidermal hyperplasia). As mentioned in the previous chapter, acanthosis and spongiosis often coexist and the classification of a dermatitis as spongiotic or psoriasiform can be somewhat arbitrary. This chapter will focus on entities in which spongiosis is not typically a prominent feature.
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Billings, S.D., Cotton, J. (2016). Psoriasiform Dermatitis. In: Inflammatory Dermatopathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41897-1_3
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