Prurigo Pigmentosa: A Clinicopathological Report of Three Middle Eastern Patients

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Histopathological features of prurigo pigmentosa. Biopsies taken showed evidence of mild hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, spongiosis, and mild superficial perivascular inflammatory cell infiltrate on low power in patient 1, patient 2, and patient 3 (a, c, and e, resp.), as well as dyskeratosis and hydropic degeneration of the basal cell layer, papillary dermal oedema, and superficial perivascular lymphoid cell infiltrate containing neutrophils and nuclear dust on high power. High power showed additional features of dyskeratotic hydropic degeneration of the basal cell layer, papillary dermal oedema, and superficial perivascular lymphoid cell infiltrate containing neutrophils and nuclear dust in patient 1, patient 2, and patient 3 (b, d, and f, resp.).

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