Analysis of the lymphocytic infiltrate in a case of vitiligo

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 400-402

  Horn, Thomas D ^a   Abanmi, Abdullah ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Depigmentation; Exocytosis; Hypopigmentation; Lymphocytic inflammation; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIDERMIS CELL; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MELANOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SKIN BIOPSY; VITILIGO;

AGED; BIOPSY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIDERMIS; EPITHELIUM; EXOCYTOSIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTES; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL, CUTANEOUS; MALE; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VITILIGO;

EID: 0030665757     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199708000-00014     Document Type: Article

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