Netherton's syndrome: Increased likelihood of diagnosis by examining eyebrow hairs

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 544-546

  Powell, J ^a   Dawber, R P R ^a   Ferguson, D J P ^a   Griffiths, W A D ^b  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Eyebrow hairs; Microscopy; Netherton's syndrome; Trichorrhexis invaginata

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL ICHTHYOSIFORM ERYTHRODERMA; EYEBROW; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; NETHERTON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP HAIR;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYEBROWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIFORM ERYTHRODERMA, CONGENITAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

EID: 0032860949     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.03056.x     Document Type: Article

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