New type of epidermal nevus syndrome

Dermatology

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-53

  Gobello, Tommaso ^a   Mazzanti, Cinzia ^a   Zambruno, Giovanna ^a   Chinni, Luca Massimo ^a   Happle, Rudolf ^b  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^b Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata ^*

Author keywords

Bone abnormalities; Epidermal nevus syndrome; Hyperkeratosis; Hypertrichosis; Onychodystrophy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERTRICHOSIS; MALE; NAIL DYSTROPHY; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033818168     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000018431     Document Type: Article

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