Lichen planus

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-13

  Marshman, Gillian ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hepatitis; Hypertrophic lichen planus; Lichen nitidus; Lichen planus pemphigoides; Lichenoid reaction; Malignancy

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LICHEN PLANUS; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0031978763     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1998.tb01233.x     Document Type: Review

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