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The terms eczema arid dermatitis are synonymous. The various types of eczema cannot be readily distinguished histologically. Histological classification therefore resolves simply into (a) acute, (b) chronic and (c) lichenification. In acute eczema the skin is red, swollen and may blister. Chronic eczema tends to be rather dry and scaly and lichenification is a reactive thickening partially due to scratching.
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Marks, R., Knight, A., Laidler, P. (1986). Eczema. Psoriasis. Lichen Planus. In: Atlas of Skin Pathology. Current Histopathology, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4127-4_7
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