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Acantholysis
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The loss of intercellular connections, such as desmosomes, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes. [ ]
Term info
Label
Acantholysis
comment
Acantolysis results in a positive Nikolsky's sign in which slight rubbing of the skin results in exfoliation of the outermost layer.
created by
doelkens
creation date
2011-06-08T03:22:24Z
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
has related synonym
Nikolsky's sign
id
HP:0100792