A rare case of cutaneous kaposiform haemangioendothelioma

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 562-563

  McPartlin, David W ^a   Ghufoor, K ^a   Patel, S K ^a   Jayaraj, S ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CD4-CD8 RATIO; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SKIN NEOPLASMS; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0032725225     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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