Acanthosis nigricans in association with primary biliary cirrhosis: Resolution after liver transplantation

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1021-1023

  Pham, T H ^a   Kaushik, S ^a   Lin, Bpc ^a   Jones, D B ^a  

^a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acanthosis nigricans; Liver transplantation; Primary biliary cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; LIVER; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SKIN;

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN;

EID: 0029856265     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1996.tb00025.x     Document Type: Article

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