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.
There are not three layers to the skin there are two the epidermis (comprised of the stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, and stratum basale) and the dermis. Bad question! Skin Anatomy, Layers of Skin: There are three (3) main layers of skin.