Other types of cells found within the " stratum basale " are melanocytes ( pigment-producing cells ), Langerhans cells ( immune cells ), and Merkel cells ( touch receptors ).
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Thick epidermis in the soles and palms consists of five strata; from outer to inner, they are : the stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, and stratum basale.
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Histologically, molluscum contagiosum is characterized by molluscum bodies in the epidermis, above the stratum basale, which consist of large cells with abundant granular eosinophilic cytoplasm ( accumulated virions ) and a small peripheral nucleus.
