Explanation of Plates
Plate 1.
Residual “beta burn” on abdominal wall of Case K 5 in 1964.
Plate 2.
Section of skin from “beta burn“ area shown in Plate 1 (100%).
Plate 3.
Section of skin from “beta burn” area of abnominal wall of Case K-12 in 1964
(100 x ).
Plate 4. Section of skin from non-exposed area of abdominal wall of Case K-12 in 1964
cin x ).
Compared with Plate 4, Plate 2 and 3 reveal atrophy of epidermis with
narrowed stratum granulosumand clongation of rete pegs.
Fibrosis and collapsed
blood capillaries are seen subepidermally.
Plate 5.
A metaphase from Case K- 4.
Plate 6,
A karyotype from Case K-16.
A dicentric chromosome is observed.
It reveals an unusual acrocentric chromosome.