Adult cutaneous Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 106-108

  Conias, Samantha ^a,b   Strutton, Geoffrey ^a   Stephenson, Graham ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

2 chlorodeoxyadenosine; Histiocytosis X; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CLADRIBINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 0031776775     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1998.tb01259.x     Document Type: Article

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