Actinically degenerate elastic tissue is the likely antigenic basis of actinic granuloma of the skin and of temporal arteritis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 2 I, 1999, Pages 214-222

  O'Brien, J P ^a   Regan, W ^a  

^a Wales Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELASTIC TISSUE; ELASTOLYSIS; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; TISSUE DEGENERATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0032968288     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(99)70191-X     Document Type: Article

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