THE GRANULAR LAYER THICKNESS IN ATOPY AND ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS.

Our data confirm the finding that the granular cell layer is markedly decreased in thickness in ichthyosis vulgaris. The granular layer cannot be used as an index of dry skin in the atopic state because no significant differences in granular cell layer thickness were present in skin specimens from atopic patients with normal skin or dry skin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]