Dermatofibroma with diffuse eosinophilic infiltrate

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 281-284

  Aiba, Setsuya ^a   Terui, Tadashi ^a   Tagami, Hachiro ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dermal dendritic cells; Dermatofibroma; Eosinophilia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENDRITIC CELL; DERMATOFIBROMA; EOSINOPHILIA; HISTIOCYTE; HISTIOCYTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; HISTIOCYTOMA, BENIGN FIBROUS; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034044409     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200006000-00015     Document Type: Article

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