Joseph Merrick was originally thought to be suffering from elephantiasis. In 1971, Ashley Montagu suggested in his book The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity that Merrick suffered from neurofibromatosis type I, a genetic disorder also known as von Recklinghausen's disease.
Layers of the Epidermis. The epidermis is divided into five layers. From outside to inside (dermis). Of note, Langerhans cells, which are specialized antigen-presenting cells are present in all layers of the epidermis but are mostly in the stratum spinosum.
In this layer,  mitosis generates new keratinocytes.  The epidermâ¦is is composed of 5 layers. From most superficial to  most deep, those are:   1) stratum corneum   2) stratum lucidum   3) stratum granulosum   4) stratum spinosum   5) stratum basale . 5 people found this useful.