Study of clinical and histopathological findings of interface dermatitis and its correlation

Interface dermatitis is a broad term used for all the lesions having clinical features and histological of epidermal basal cell damage extensive mononuclear infiltration in papillary dermis, these are also known as lichenoid dermatosis or “Lichenoid tissue reaction” (LTR).
 The aim study was to detail histopathological findings associated with interface dermatitis.
 Materials methods: total 112 cases were studied. Material this included patients who clinically diagnosed Dermatitis from Department Dermatology, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad, during period 2009-2011.
 Results: diagnosis present follows: maximum number 44 (39.29 %) those Lichen Planus, followed by discoid lupus erythematosus 10 (8.93 %), vitiligo lichen planus pigmentosus 9 (8.04 erythema multiforme subacute 6 (5.36 fixed drug eruption sclerosis et atrophicus hypertropic 1 case linear planus, plano pilaris, nitidus, bullous atrophic amyloidosis, induced reaction.
 Conclusion: encompasses disease which there damage, apoptosis formation colloid & civatte bodies, hydropic degeneration cell, basement membrane thickening, band like patchy inflammatory infiltrate hugging dermoepidermal junction melanin incontinence