Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the skin

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 269-286

  Munn, S ^a   Chu, A C ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON; CHLORMETHINE; CLADRIBINE; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; ETOPOSIDE; ISOTRETINOIN; PREDNISOLONE; THALIDOMIDE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG CHOICE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; REVIEW; SCALP; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0031900575     PISSN: 08898588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8588(05)70510-4     Document Type: Article

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