Hereditary multiple fibrofolliculomas, trichodiscomas and acrochordons: Syndrome of Birt-Hogg-Dube

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-47

  Scalvenzi, Massimiliano ^a   Argenziano, Giuseppe ^a   Sammarco, Elena ^a   Delfino, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acrochordon; Birt Hogg Dube syndrome; Fibrofolliculoma; Trichodiscoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FIBROMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PAPULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TUMOR; SYNDROME;

FIBROMA; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0031855915     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9959(98)00018-X     Document Type: Article

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