Granuloma annulare and necrobiosis lipoidica tissue reactions as a manifestation of systemic disease

Human Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 50-56

  Magro, C M ^b   Crowson, A N ^a   Regauer, S ^b  

^a Misericordia Health Centre   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

granuloma annulare; necrobiosis Lipoidica; neutrophilia; systemic disease; vasculopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BIOPSY; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TISSUE REACTION;

EID: 0030023290     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(96)90137-9     Document Type: Article

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