Papillomatosis

Lumpy skin texture due to uncontrolled cell proliferation

Medical condition

Papillomatosis is skin surface elevation caused by hyperplasia and enlargement of contiguous dermal papillae.^[1] These papillary projections of the epidermis form an undulating surface under microscopic examination.

See also

• Skin lesion
• Skin disease
• List of skin diseases
• Papilloma
• Laryngeal papillomatosis

References

1. Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelso; Abbas, Abul (2004) Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (7th ed.). Saunders. Page 1230. ISBN 0-7216-0187-1.

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