Acanthosis involves:-
Acanthosis - Thickening of prickle cell layer or malphigian layer. Increase in number of keratinocytes in the prickle cell layer of the epidermis Pseudoacanthosis - increased thickness of the epidermis due to enlarged keratinocytes Acanthosis, Acantholysis- Stratum spinosumHypergranulosis, Agranulosis- Stratum Granulosum
Stratum malphigii
Stratum granulosum
Stratum lucidum
Stratum corneum
Histopathological findings