Cutaneous silica granuloma: A lesion that might be clinically underdiagnosed

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 194-195

  Boztepe, Gonca ^a   Rakhshanfar, Mohammad ^a   Erkin, Gül ^a   Özkaya, Özay ^a   Şahin, Sedef ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Foreign body granuloma; Granulomatous dermatitis; Polarized light microscope; Silica granuloma

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUTANEOUS SILICA GRANULOMA; EXPOSURE; FOREIGN BODY GRANULOMA; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN NODULE;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SILICON DIOXIDE; SKIN DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19544394623     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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