Juvenile Mycosis Fungoides Diagnosed before 18 Years of Age

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 451-456

  Ben Amitai, Dan ^a   David, Michael ^b   Feinmesser, Meora ^b,c   Hodak, Emmilia ^b  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Childhood; Cutaneous T cell lymphoma; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD7 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CHLORMETHINE; STEROID; TAR;

ADOLESCENT; ARAB; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDERMIS CELL; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JEW; JUVENILE; MALE; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; RELAPSE; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PIGMENTATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MALE; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0345258010     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550310020530     Document Type: Article

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