Cutaneous nodular amyloidosis masquerading as a foot callus

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 307-310

  Borrowman, Theresa A ^a   Lutz, Michael E ^b   Walsh, John S ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; CALLUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EOSINOPHILIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PLASMA CELL; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NODULE;

EID: 0042133152     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0190-9622(03)00433-X     Document Type: Article

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