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Review
. 1996 Dec;15(4):308-16.
doi: 10.1016/s1085-5629(96)80044-7.

Eosinophilic and neutrophilic spongiosis: clues to the diagnosis of immunobullous diseases and other inflammatory disorders

J Machado-Pinto  1 , T H McCalmont, L E Golitz
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Eosinophilic and neutrophilic spongiosis: clues to the diagnosis of immunobullous diseases and other inflammatory disorders

J Machado-Pinto et al. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 1996 Dec.

Abstract

When eosinophils or neutrophils are found within the epidermis in concert with edema, the pattern is known as eosinophilic or neutrophilic spongiosis. Although eosinophilic spongiosis has been accepted as a clue to the diagnosis of blistering disorders for some time, the fact that either pattern can serve as a clue to the diagnosis of a variety of disorders, including immunobullous diseases, is less widely known. Herein, we review the types of inflammatory skin diseases, including spongiotic dermatitides, subepidermal vesicular dermatitides, intraepidermal vesicular dermatitides, and perivascular or diffuse dermatitides, that display intraepidermal eosinophils and neutrophils. We also review the known mechanisms that explain in part why intraepidermal granulocytes are commonly found in this diverse group of skin diseases.

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