Ear lobe bilateral necrosis by levamisole-induced occlusive vasculitis in a pediatric patient

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 477-479

  Menni, Silvano ^a   Pistritto, Grazia ^a   Gianotti, Raffaele ^a   Ghio, Luciana ^a   Edefonti, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVAMISOLE; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EAR LOBE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NECROTIZING ARTERITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0031435827     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1997.tb00695.x     Document Type: Article

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