Association of lichen sclerosus and autoimmune thyroiditis: Possible role of Borrelia burgdorferi?

Thyroid

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1147-1148

  Vaccaro, Mario ^a,b   Guarneri, Fabrizio ^a   Borgia, Francesco ^a   Cannavò, Serafinella P ^a   Benvenga, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036959375     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/105072502321085261     Document Type: Article

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