Diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis with bone marrow infiltration in a child: A case report

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 198-201

  Waxtein, León M ^a   Vega Memije, Ma Elisa ^a,b   Cortés Franco, Roberto ^a   Dominguez Soto, Luciano ^a  

^a GEA Gonzalez Hospital   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA;

BONE MARROW; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; MALE; MASTOCYTOSIS; NUTRITION DISORDERS;

EID: 0033931286     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2000.01751.x     Document Type: Article

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