Direct immunofluorescence in oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid reactions

Quintessence International

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 234-239

  Raghu, Anekal R ^a   Nirmala, Rao ^a   Sreekumaran, Nair ^b  

^a India   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Direct immunofluorescence; Immunofluorescence; Oral lichen planus; Oral lichenoid reaction

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHENOID ERUPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; LICHENOID ERUPTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036511893     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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