"Acantholysis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Separation of the prickle cells of the stratum spinosum of the epidermis, resulting in atrophy of the prickle cell layer. It is seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris (see PEMPHIGUS) and DARIER DISEASE.
| Descriptor ID |
D000051
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.865.070 C23.550.035
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acantholysis" by people in Profiles.
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Reisenauer AK, Wordingham SV, York J, Kokkonen EW, Mclean WH, Wilson NJ, Smith FJ. Heterozygous frameshift mutation in keratin 5 in a family with Galli-Galli disease. Br J Dermatol. 2014 Jun; 170(6):1362-5.
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Kouba DJ, Dasgeb B, Deng AC, Gaspari AA. Effective treatment of persistent Grover's disease with trichloroacetic acid peeling. Dermatol Surg. 2006 Aug; 32(8):1083-8; discussion 1088.
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Koch PJ, Mahoney MG, Cotsarelis G, Rothenberger K, Lavker RM, Stanley JR. Desmoglein 3 anchors telogen hair in the follicle. J Cell Sci. 1998 Sep; 111 ( Pt 17):2529-37.