Ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens: A distinct type of epidermolytic hyperkeratosis

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 164-167

  Lenzner, Ursula ^a   Happle, Rudolf ^b   Kremer, Hannie ^d   Mensing, Hartwig ^c   Reinel, Dieter ^a   Steijlen, Peter M ^d   Ulrich, Rolf ^a  

^a Bundeswehrkrankenhaus ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma of Brocq; Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis; Ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens; K2e mutation; Zygodactyly

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ETRETIN; EXCIPIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUTATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0029885418     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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