Longitudinal melanonychia in children: A clinical and histopathologic study of 40 cases

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-22

  Goettmann Bonvallot, S ^a   Andre, J ^a   Belaich, S ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LENTIGO; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANONYCHIA; NAIL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032796192     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(99)70399-3     Document Type: Article

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