Neonatal erosions and ulcerations in giant congenital melanocytic nevi

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 354-358

  Giam, Yoke Chin ^a   Williams, Mary L ^a,b   LeBoit, Philip E ^a,b   Orlow, Seth J ^c   Eichenfield, Lawrence F ^d   Frieden, Ilona J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL NEVUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDERMIS; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN ULCER;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 0032741811     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1999.00092.x     Document Type: Article

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