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Hyperkeratosis

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Increased thickness of the keratin layer

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Parakeratosis

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Persistence of nuclei in the keratin layer

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Acanthosis

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Increased thickness of the epidermis

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Papillomatosis

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Irregular epidermal thickening

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Spongiosis

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Inter-cellular oedema (increases the appearance of desmosomes)

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