Adult Langerhans cell histiocytosis limited to the skin

Dermatology

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-161

  Singh, Asha ^a   Prieto, Victor G ^a   Czelusta, Adam ^a   McClain, Kenneth L ^b   Duvic, Madeleine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Histiocytosis X; Labiectomy; Langerhans cell histiocytosis; N,N diethyl m toluamide; Staphylococcus aureus; Superantigen

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; DICLOXACILLIN; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; KETOCONAZOLE; PREDNISONE; PSORALEN; THALIDOMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; SCALP; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN EXAMINATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VULVA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCALP; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; VULVA;

EID: 0041384501     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071786     Document Type: Article

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