Balanitis of Zoon: A clinicopathologic study of 45 cases

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 459-467

  Weyers, Wolfgang ^a   Ende, Yvonne ^a   Schalla, Wolfgang ^a   Diaz Cascajo, Carlos ^a  

^a Center for Dermatopathology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balanitis of Zoon; Balanitis plasmacellularis; Orificial mucositis; Plasma cell; Plasmacytosis mucosae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PENIS GLANS; PLASMA CELL; PREPUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALANITIS; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENIS; PLASMA CELLS;

EID: 0036896389     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200212000-00001     Document Type: Article

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