Apoeccrine sweat duct obstruction as a cause for fox-fordyce disease

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 453-455

  Kamada, Asako ^a   Saga, Kenji ^a   Jimbow, Kowichi ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOX FORDYCE DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; OBSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SWEAT GLAND;

EID: 0037343097     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2003.93     Document Type: Article

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