Ono T, Mah K, Hu F
J Am Acad Dermatol. 1984 Aug;11(2 Pt 1):245-9. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(84)70158-7.
We observed dermal Merkel cells around vellus hair follicles in one patient with nevus of Ota and one with leopard syndrome. These Merkel cells were in contact with Schwann cells and nerve endings in the dermis. The question of whether or not Merkel cells exist normally in adult dermis remains unanswered. However, their presence in these abnormal conditions suggests that normally they do occur in the dermis but go undetected because their numbers are so few or they are in a form not readily identifiable by currently available methods.
我们在一名太田痣患者和一名豹斑综合征患者的毳毛毛囊周围观察到真皮默克尔细胞。这些默克尔细胞与真皮中的施万细胞和神经末梢相接触。成人真皮中是否正常存在默克尔细胞的问题仍未得到解答。然而，它们在这些异常情况下的存在表明，正常情况下它们确实存在于真皮中，但由于数量极少或处于目前可用方法难以识别的形式而未被检测到。
