Absence of human herpesvirus-8 in glomeruloid haemangiomas associated with POEMS syndrome and Castleman's disease [6]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1276-1278

  Obermoser, G ^a   Larcher, C ^b   Sheldon, J A ^c   Sepp, N ^a   Zelger, B ^a  

^a Universitatsklinik fuer Dermatologie und Venerologie Innsbruck   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOFOLLICULAR LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; GLOMERULUS; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PARAPROTEINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; GIANT LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; HEMANGIOMA; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POEMS SYNDROME; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0038684940     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05364.x     Document Type: Letter

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