Which of the Following Microscopic Features Is Responsible for the Clinical

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following microscopic features is responsible for the clinical appearance of Wickham's striae?

• A) Fibrin deposition
• B) Reduced vascularity
• C) Acantholysis
• D) Hyperkeratosis
• E) Intracellular keratinocyte edema

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Definitions:

Numerator

The top number in a fraction, indicating how many parts of a whole are being considered.

Two-tailed Test

A statistical test in which the critical area for rejection of the null hypothesis is on both sides of the distribution.

Variance

A statistical measurement of the spread between numbers in a data set, indicating how far each number in the set is from the mean.

Significantly Less

A statistical term used to indicate that one set of data is considerably lower than another with a level of statistical significance.