Histopathologic features of and lymphoid populations in the skin of patients with the spotted fever group of rickettsiae: Southern Africa

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 188-194

  Kim, Jessica ^a,b,c   Smith, Kathleen J ^a,b,c   Naefie, Ronald ^a,b,c   Skelton, Henry ^a,b,c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOID CELL; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RICKETTSIA AFRICAE; RICKETTSIA CONORII; SEROLOGY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOXYCYCLINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA CONORII; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; SKIN;

EID: 1842487481     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.01560.x     Document Type: Article

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