What is acanthosis and acantholysis?
Acantholysis is the loss of cohesion between keratinocytes as a result of dissolution of intercellular connections, sometimes resulting in an intraepidermal vesicle. Acanthocyte is an old name for keratinocyte, and means “prickle cell,” referring to the desmosomal spines that normally connect the cells.
Acantholysis is the loss of cohesion between keratinocytes as a result of dissolution of intercellular connections, sometimes resulting in an intraepidermal vesicle. Acanthocyte is an old name for keratinocyte, and means “prickle cell,” referring to the desmosomal spines that normally connect the cells.
