Isotopic cutaneous lichen planus possibly related to dental amalgam [9]

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 653-654

  Al Mutairi, Nawaf ^a   Sharma, Ashok Kumar ^a   Osama, Nour Eldin ^a   Joshi, Arun ^a   Ayman, Hassanein ^a  

^a FARWANIYA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; MERCURIC CHLORIDE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HERPES ZOSTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH;

EID: 1642288096     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2003.08.018     Document Type: Article

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