Thymus is enlarged in children with current atopic dermatitis. A cross-sectional study

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 240-243

  Olesen, Anne Braae ^a   Andersen, Gratien ^a   Jeppesen, Dorthe L ^b   Stabell Benn, Christine ^c   Juul, Svend ^d   Thestrup Pedersen, Kristian ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Increased size of thymus

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 18844446161     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550510026352     Document Type: Article

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