Histopathologic findings in lupus erythematosus tumidus: Review of 80 patients

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 901-908

  Kuhn, Annegret ^a   Sonntag, Monika ^a   Ruzicka, Thomas ^a   Lehmann, Percy ^b   Megahed, Mosaad ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; DERMIS; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN BIOPSY; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; URTICARIA;

EID: 0037779070     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2003.435     Document Type: Article

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