An 18-Year-Old Man Has Chronic Atopic Dermatitis

An 18-year-old man has chronic atopic dermatitis.  He has been applying a corticosteroid cream daily to the flexural areas of his skin for several years, and the treated areas have been free of pruritus, papules, vesicles, and scales during that time.  Medical history is notable for asthma and allergic rhinitis.  Punch biopsy of the treated skin would most likely show which of the following findings?

A) Adipose tissue hyperplasia
B) Dermal atrophy
C) Dermal perivascular lymphocytosis
D) Epidermal hyperkeratosis
E) Epidermal hyperplasia
F) Epidermal intercellular edema

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