Table 2.
Banff Grade | Rejection severity | Histopathological features |
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0 | No rejection | No or rare inflammatory infiltrates |
1 | Mild | Mild perivascular infiltration and no involvement of the overlying epidermis |
2 | Moderate | Moderate-to-severe perivascular inflammation with or without mild epidermal and/or adnexal involvement |
No epidermal dyskeratosis or apoptosis | ||
3 | Severe | Dense inflammation and epidermal involvement with epithelial apoptosis, dyskeratosis, and/or keratinolysis |
4 | Necrotizing acute rejection | Frank necrosis of epidermis or other skin structures |