Immunophenotyping as a diagnostic tool to differentiate lichen planus from chronic graft-versus-host disease: Diagnostic observations on two patients

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 463-468

  Hitchins, Lisa ^a   Fucich, Lee F ^a   Freeman, Scott M ^a   Millikan, Larry E ^a   Marrogi, Aizen J ^a,b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Graft versus host disease; Immunohistochemistry; Lichen planus

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SKIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, CD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; SKIN;

EID: 0031255693     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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