Degos disease with an inconspicuous clinical course

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 477-480

  Loewe, R ^a   Palatin, M ^a   Petzelbauer, Peter ^a  

^a Universitatsklinik fur Dermatologie   (Austria)

Author keywords

Degos disease; Malignant atrophic papulosis; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY HISTORY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MALIGNANT ATROPHIC PAPULOSIS; PAPULE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; ARM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN DISEASES, PAPULOSQUAMOUS; THORAX;

EID: 21744458585     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.01181.x     Document Type: Article

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