Primary macular amyloidosis: An ultrastructural approach to diagnosis

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 279-284

  Schepis, Carmelo ^a   Siragusa, M ^a   Gagliardi, M E ^b   Torre, V ^b   Cicciarello, R ^b   Albiero, F ^b   Cavallari, V ^b  

^a OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Skin; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; CONGO RED;

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINOCYTE; MACULAR AMYLOIDOSIS; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHWANN CELL; SKIN BIOPSY; STAINING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGED; AMYLOID; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY; COLORING AGENTS; CONGO RED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0032744397     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/019131299281428     Document Type: Article

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