Oral manifestations of idiopathic lenticular mucocutaneous pigmentation (Laugier-Hunziker syndrome): A clinical, histopathological and ultrastructural review of 12 cases

Oral Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 80-86

  Mignogna, M D ^a,c   Lo Muzio, L ^a   Ruoppo, E ^a   Errico, M ^a   Amato, M ^a   Satriano, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hyperpigmentation; Laugier Hunziker syndrome; Lips; Melanophages; Melanosomes; Nails

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPIGMENTATION; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LAUGIER HUNZIKER SYNDROME; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; NAIL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 13044310138     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.1999.tb00068.x     Document Type: Article

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