Genitoanocrural porokeratosis following chronic exposure to benzene

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 28-31

  Trcka, J ^a   Pettke Rank, C V ^a   Brocker E B ^a   Hamm, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATINIZATION; LASER SURGERY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POROKERATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; BENZENE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POROKERATOSIS; RUBBER; SCROTUM; SKIN; SOLVENTS; THIGH;

EID: 0031969845     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.1998.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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