Discoid lupus erythematosus developing in areas where fragments of windshield glass had become embedded in the skin

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 127-130

  Ueki, H ^a   Omori, K ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti nuclear factor; Discoid lupus erythematosus; Silica; SLE; Superantigen

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; GLASS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MORNING STIFFNESS; PATHOGENESIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CHEEK; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; GLASS; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, DISCOID; SILICOSIS; SKIN;

EID: 0035086387     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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