Ichthyosiform erythroderma and cardiomyopathy: Report of two cases and review of the literature

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1055-1059

  Hoeger, P H ^a   Adwani, S S ^b   Whitehead, B F ^a   Finlay, A Y ^b   Harper, J I ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONGENITAL ICHTHYOSIFORM ERYTHRODERMA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEART DILATATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIFORM ERYTHRODERMA, CONGENITAL; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 0032437080     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02565.x     Document Type: Article

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