Ectrodactyly, soft-tissue syndactyly, and nodulocystic acne: Coincidence or association?

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-35

  Krunic, Aleksandar L J ^a   Vesic, Sonja A ^b   Goldner, Branislav ^b   Novak, Angelina ^b   Clark, Robert E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE; ERYTHROMYCIN; RETINOIC ACID; TETRACYCLINE;

ACNE; ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECTRODACTYLY; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDACTYLY; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031058360     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1997.tb00423.x     Document Type: Article

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