Actinic granuloma in association with giant cell arteritis: Are both caused by sunlight?

Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 260-262

  Lau, Henry ^a,c   Reid, Brian J ^a   Weedon, David ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c TMC   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actinic granuloma; Giant cell arteritis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0030952545     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313029700169025     Document Type: Article

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