Davener's dermatosis: A variant of friction hypermelanosis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 442-445

  Naimer, Sody A ^a,e   Trattner, Akiva ^b,d   Biton, A ^a   Avinoach, I ^a   Vardy, D ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Regional Specialist Center C   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e Goosh Katif Health Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FRICTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOSIS; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 0033927380     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(00)90216-0     Document Type: Article

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