Case of generalized lichen amyloidosis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 649-651

  Tursen, Umit ^a   Irfan Kaya, Tamer ^a   Dusmez, Duygu ^a   Ikizoglu, Guliz ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROXYZINE; STEROID;

ABDOMEN; ACANTHOSIS; ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANAMNESIS; ARM; BACK; BUTTOCK; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; GENERALIZED LICHEN AMYLOIDOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; KERATOSIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEG; OINTMENT; PAPULE; PRURITUS; SKIN BIOPSY; TRUNK;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS;

EID: 0041887056     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01949_2.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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