Spongiotic dermatitis

Abstract

Cutaneous inflammation is frequently observed as a primary or secondary phenomenon with a variety of endogenous, infectious or reactive skin processes and may occur in the epidermis, dermis or subcutaneous tissue. Clinically, the appearance of erythema, edema, vesicle, pustule or plaque formation may be observed, resulting in a characteristic morphology that often facilitates the clinical differential diagnosis. While the patterns of inflammation vary widely within the clinical spectrum of dermatological diseases, spongiotic dermatitis is among the most frequently observed [1–3].