Lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei - The DNA of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is not detectable in active lesions by polymerase chain reaction

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 614-619

  Hodak, E ^a   Trattner, A ^a   Feuerman, H ^a   Feinmesser, M ^a   Tsvieli, R ^b   Mitrani Rosenbaum, S ^b   David, M ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS SKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; DNA, BACTERIAL; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030776077     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb03797.x     Document Type: Article

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