(A) The epidermis appears flattened and shows hydropic degeneration of basal cells.
(B) The upper dermis contains a band-like infiltrate, which in places extends into the epidermis.
Reproduced with permission from: Winfield H, Jaworsky C. Connective Tissue Diseases. In: Lever's Histopathology of the Skin, 11th ed, Elder DE, Elenitsas R, Rosenbach M, et al (Eds), Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia 2015. Copyright © 2015 Wolters Kluwer.
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