Hypergranulosis
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Hypergranulosis is hyperplasia
of the stratum granulosum
, often due to intense rubbing.
Hyperplasia
Hyperplasia means increase in number of cells/proliferation of cells. It may result in the gross enlargement of an organ and the term is sometimes mixed with benign neoplasia/ benign tumor....
of the stratum granulosum
Stratum granulosum
The stratum granulosum is a thin layer of cells in the epidermis. Keratinocytes migrating from the underlying stratum spinosum become known as granular cells in this layer...
, often due to intense rubbing.