Invisible mycosis fungoides: A diagnostic challenge

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Pujol, Ramon M ^a   Gallardo, Fernando ^b   Llistosella, Enric ^c   Blanco, Aurora ^d   Bernadó, Lluís ^c   Bordes, Ramon ^a   Nomdedeu, Josep F ^a   Servitje, Octavio ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL JOSEP TRUETA   (Spain)

^d Institut de Recerca Oncologica   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA CHAIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0036695703     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2002.107231     Document Type: Article

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