Self-healing papular mucinosis in an adult

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 121-123

  Sperber, Brian R ^a,b   Allee, Julie ^a,b   James, William D ^a,b  

^a Univ of Pennsylvania Sch of Med ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PAPULAR SKIN DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCLEROMYXEDEMA; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0345742656     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(03)00790-4     Document Type: Article

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