The nail apparatus: A guide for basic and clinical science

Current Problems in Dermatology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 161-208

  Lawry, Monica ^a,e,f,g,h   Rich, Phoebe ^b,c,d  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Council for Nail Disorders ^*

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g Women's Dermatologic Society   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CALCIPOTRIOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COSMETIC; CYCLOSPORIN; ETRETINATE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUOROURACIL; GRISEOFULVIN; INTEGRIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; METHOTREXATE; PSORALEN; RETINOID; TERBINAFINE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UREA; VINEGAR;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ALOPECIA AREATA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DARIER DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTHETICS; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GLOMUS TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LICHEN PLANUS; LIVER TOXICITY; MELANOMA; NAIL DISEASE; NEVUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PSEUDOCYST; PSORIASIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN IRRITATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TUMOR;

EID: 0003277589     PISSN: 10400486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1040-0486(99)90001-7     Document Type: Review

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