Localized amyloidosis of the glans penis: A case report and literature review

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-40

  Ritter, Marylynn ^a   Nawab, Rehana A ^a,b   Tannenhaum, Myron ^b   Hakky, Said I ^b   Morgan, Michael B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Bay Pines VA Medical Center   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID A PROTEIN; AMYLOID P COMPONENT; CONGO RED; PREALBUMIN;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EOSINOPHILIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LICHENOID; MALE; PENIS DISEASE; SKIN BIOPSY;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PENILE DISEASES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0037255425     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0560.2003.300107.x     Document Type: Article

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