Numerous asymptomatic facial papules and multiple pulmonary cysts: A case of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome

Cutis

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-131

  Kupres, Krista A ^a   Krivda, Stephen J ^b,c   Turiansky, George W ^d  

^a San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Natl Cap Consortium Dermatol R   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BIOPSY; BIRT HOGG DUBE SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 17P; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FACE; FEMALE; GENE; HORNSTEIN KNICKENBERG SYNDROME; HUMAN; LUNG CYST; PAPULE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SKIN EXAMINATION; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME; TRICHILEMMOMA; TRICHOEPITHELIOMA;

COLONIC POLYPS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, HEREDITARY;

EID: 0141924563     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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