Nodular post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis: A distinct histopathological entity

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-99

  Singh, Navjeevan ^a   Ramesh, Venkatesa ^b   Arora, Vinod K ^a   Bhatia, Arati ^a   Kubba, Asha ^c   Ramam, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^c Delhi Dermatopathology Laboratory   (India)

^d ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATROPHIC SKIN DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYALINE DEGENERATION; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

BIOPSY; BLOOD VESSELS; COLLAGEN; HISTIOCYTES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MONOCYTES; PLASMA CELLS; SKIN;

EID: 0031907422     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1998.tb01696.x     Document Type: Article

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