Transepidermal elimination of urate-like crystals: A new perforating disorder?

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 310-314

  Lucke, T W ^a,c   Fallowfield, M E ^a   Evans, A ^b   Lowe, J G ^b   Mackie, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birefringent needle shaped crystals; Transepidermal elimination; Transient perforating disorder; Urate like crystals

Indexed keywords

URATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYSTAL; EPIDERMIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE;

AGED; CRYSTALLIZATION; EMOLLIENTS; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN DISEASES, PAPULOSQUAMOUS; URIC ACID;

EID: 0032768553     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02983.x     Document Type: Article

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