Actinic granuloma successfully treated with acitretin

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-166

  Stefanaki, Christina ^a,b   Panagiotopoulos, A ^a   Kostakis, P ^a   Stefanaki, K ^a   Petridis, A ^a  

^a AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; CD68 ANTIGEN; EOSIN; ETRETIN; HEMATOXYLIN; SUNSCREEN;

ACTINIC GRANULOMA; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRY SKIN; ELASTOSIS; ERYTHEMA; FOLLOW UP; FOREHEAD; FOREIGN BODY; GRANULOMATOUS SKIN DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LANGHANS GIANT CELL; LIP DISEASE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; NOSE; ONSET AGE; PATHOGENESIS; PSORIASIS; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SKIN BIOPSY; SOLAR RADIATION; STAINING; SUN EXPOSURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACITRETIN; AGED; FACIAL DERMATOSES; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS;

EID: 14544291139     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2005.02043.x     Document Type: Article

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