Secondary syphilis presenting as pseudolymphoma of the skin

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 2 B, 2003, Pages 174-176

  McComb, Mary E ^a,c   Telang, Gladys H ^b   Vonderheid, Eric C ^b  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA; MALE; MUCOSA; PAPULAR SKIN DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOLYMPHOMA; RASH; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LYMPHOMA;

EID: 0042634257     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2003.329     Document Type: Article

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