Macular amyloidosis: Etiological factors

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 305-310

  Eswaramoorthy, V ^a   Kaur, Inderjeet ^a   Das, Ashim ^a   Kumar, Bhushan ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cutaneous amyloidosis; Etiology; Macular amyloidosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FRICTION; GENDER; GENETICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN EXAMINATION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0033001705     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1999.tb03476.x     Document Type: Article

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