Mast cell numbers in diffuse scleroderma
K Nishioka, Y Kobayashi, I Katayama… - Archives of …, 1987 - jamanetwork.com
• Numbers of mast cells were quantitated in the lesions of diffuse scleroderma and morphea.
Mast cells increased and then decreased in number in the papillary dermis of diffuse
scleroderma. No significant change of mast cell numbers was noted in the reticular dermis.
Mast cells increased in the papillary dermis with fine collagen bundles (grade 2 skin of
scleroderma) and decreased in the papillary dermis with homogeneous collagen bundles
(grade 3 skin of scleroderma). The total number of cells increased in the papillary dermis of …
Mast cells increased and then decreased in number in the papillary dermis of diffuse
scleroderma. No significant change of mast cell numbers was noted in the reticular dermis.
Mast cells increased in the papillary dermis with fine collagen bundles (grade 2 skin of
scleroderma) and decreased in the papillary dermis with homogeneous collagen bundles
(grade 3 skin of scleroderma). The total number of cells increased in the papillary dermis of …