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===Non vesicullobullous, non-pustular lesions without epidermal changes, lymphocytic infiltrate===
===Non vesicullobullous, non-pustular lesions without epidermal changes===
====Lymphocytic infiltrate====
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| A lesion with superficial lymphocytic infiltrate without additional histopathologic characteristics can be due to for example drug reactions and insect bites.<ref name="Alsaad2005"/>
| A lesion with superficial lymphocytic infiltrate without additional histopathologic characteristics can be due to for example drug reactions and insect bites.<ref name="Alsaad2005"/>
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====Lymphoeosinophilic infiltrate====
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! Urticaria, lymphocyte predominant
| Perivascular location. Mast cells are relatively sparse, potentially demonstrated with special stains, preferably tryptase stain. Extravasated erythrocytes are present in about 50% of the cases. No vasculitis.<ref name="BarzilaiSagi2017"/>
| [[File:Micrograph of urticaria.jpg|190px]] Dermal edema (solid arrows) and a sparse superficial predominantly perivascular and interstitial infiltrate of lymphocytes and eosinophils (dashed arrow)
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! Prevesicular stage of bullous pemphigoid
| Image at right shows influx of inflammatory cells including eosinophils and neutrophils in the dermis (solid arrow) and blister cavity (dashed arrows), and deposition of fibrin (asterisks).<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Giang|first1=Jenny|last2=Seelen|first2=Marc A. J.|last3=van Doorn|first3=Martijn B. A.|last4=Rissmann|first4=Robert|last5=Prens|first5=Errol P.|last6=Damman|first6=Jeffrey|title=Complement Activation in Inflammatory Skin Diseases|journal=Frontiers in Immunology|volume=9|year=2018|issn=1664-3224|doi=10.3389/fimmu.2018.00639}}</ref> However, the diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid consist of at least 2 positive results out of 3 criteria:<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Meijer JM, Diercks GF, de Lang EW, Pas HH, Jonkman MF | title = Assessment of diagnostic strategy for early recognition of bullous and nonbullous variants of pemphigoid. | journal = JAMA Dermatol | volume = 155 | issue = 2 | pages = 158–165 | doi = 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.4390 | pmid = 30624575 | pmc = 6439538 | date = December 2018 }}</ref>
*Pruritus and/or predominant cutaneous blisters
*Linear IgG and/or C3c deposits (in an n- serrated pattern) by direct [[immunofluorescence]] microscopy (DIF)
*Positive epidermal side staining by [[indirect immunofluorescence]] microscopy on human salt-split skin (IIF SSS) on a serum sample.
| [[File:Micrograph of infiltrate in bullous pemphigoid.jpg|thumb|
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! Not otherwise specified
| A lesion with superficial lymphocytic infiltrate without additional histopathologic characteristics can be due to for example drug reactions and insect bites.<ref name="Alsaad2005"/>
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