Skin - Ulcer and Erosion

comment:
Epidermal ulcers ( Figure 1

recommendation:
Whenever present, epidermal ulcerations and erosions should be documented and assigned a severity grade. Associated findings, such as inflammation, epidermal hyperplasia, hyperkeratosis, edema, or dermal fibrosis, should be described in the pathology narrative and not diagnosed separately unless, in the pathologist's judgment, a separate diagnosis is warranted.references:
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/9002563
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Peckham JC, Heider K. 1999. Skin and subcutis. In: Pathology of the Mouse: Reference and Atlas (Maronpot RR, Boorman GA, Gaul BW, eds). Cache River Press, Vienna, IL, 555-612. Abstract: http://www.cacheriverpress.com/books/pathmouse.htm
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