The asteroid bodies of sporotrichosis

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 246-249

  Rodríguez, Gerzaín ^a,b   Sarmiento, Ladys ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Asteroid body; Histopathology; Immunohistochemistry; Radiate spicules; Sporotrichosis

Indexed keywords

MYELIN;

ARTICLE; ASTEROID BODY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN GRANULOMA; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; SPOROTRICHOSIS;

BIOPSY; EPITHELIOID CELLS; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCLUSION BODIES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SKIN; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTRICHOSIS;

EID: 0345337386     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199806000-00004     Document Type: Article

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