Scalp necrosis in temporal (giant cell) arteritis: Implications for the dermatologic surgeon

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 154-158

  Dummer, W ^a,b   Zillikens, D ^a   Schulz, A ^a   Brocker E B ^a   Hamm, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUOCORTOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN NECROSIS; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; NECROSIS; SCALP DERMATOSES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 0029954674     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1996.tb00043.x     Document Type: Article

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