Dermoscopic features of plaque psoriasis and lichen planus: New observations

Dermatology

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-156

  Vázquez López, Francisco ^a,c   Manjón Haces, José Antonio ^a   Maldonado Seral, Cayetana ^a   Raya Aguado, Cristina ^a   Pérez Oliva, Narciso ^a   Marghoob, Ashfaq A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillaroscopy; Dermoscopy; Lichen planus; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMEDO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN EXAMINATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSORIASIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN;

EID: 0042887589     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071785     Document Type: Article

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