Some disorders of this organ exhibit the Koebner phenomenon, inwhich lesions arise at sites of injury; in other situations, lesions of this organ can undergo processes like licheniÂcation, induration,and maceration.
The gene encoding loricrin, a major protein component of a cell type in this organ, is mutated in Vohwinkel's syndrome.Recovery from a transplant of this human organ entails plasmatic imbibition followed by inosculation. A micrographic surgicaltechnique consisting of alternating surgical and pathological steps, called Mohs surgery, is used to treat cancers of thisorgan, one type of which originates in the trichoblast. Some disorders of this organ exhibit the Koebner phenomenon, inwhich lesions arise at sites of injury; in other situations, lesions of this organ can undergo processes like licheniÂcation, induration,and maceration. This organ, which is the target of procedures like cryosurgery and electrodesiccation, is also where theMantoux test for tuberculosis is performed. Though less common than basal cell carcinomas, melanomas are more commonin this organ than in any other, and are primarily caused by ultraviolet radiation. For 10 points, name this component of theintegumentary system that is inflflamed in dermatitis.
The gene encoding loricrin, a major protein component of a cell type in this organ, is mutated in Vohwinkel's syndrome.
skin [prompt on "epithelium" n.b. under no circumstances should you look up Vohwinkel's syndrome]