Pathological score for the evaluation of allograft rejection in human hand (composite tissue) allotransplantation

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 235-238

  Kanitakis, Jean ^a   Petruzzo, Palmina ^a   Jullien, Denis ^a   Badet, Lionel ^a   Dezza, Maria Clara ^b   Claudy, Alain ^a   Lanzetta, Marco ^b   Hakim, Nadey ^c   Owen, Earl ^d   Dubernard, Jean Michel ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Microsearch Foundation of Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Composite tissue allografts; Human hand allografts; Pathology; Rejection

Indexed keywords

BASILIXIMAB; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; GRAFT REJECTION; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 22544436676     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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