Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma produced on an old burn scar and spreading after a mechanical trauma [13]

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 312-313

  Pestoni, Carmela ^a   Pereiro Jr , M ^a   Toribio, Jaime ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANNULAR ELASTOLYTIC GIANT CELL GRANULOMA; BURN SCAR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GIANT CELL GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INJURY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; BURNS; CICATRIX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GRANULOMA, GIANT CELL; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0043172262     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550310016698     Document Type: Letter

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