Congenital self-healing langerhans cell histiocytosis with atrophic recovery of the skin: Clinical correlation of an immunologic phenomenon

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 270-273

  Brazzola, Pierluigi ^a   Schiller, Peter ^b   Kühne, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anetoderma; Congenital self healing Langerhans cell histiocytosis (CSHLCH); Infant; Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) cytokines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATROPHIC SKIN DISEASE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CASE REPORT; CELL AGGREGATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN BIOPSY;

HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SKIN;

EID: 0037334820     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200303000-00018     Document Type: Article

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