Bilateral naevus of Ota: A rare manifestation in a Caucasian

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 353-355

  Turnbull, J R ^a   Assaf, Ch ^a   Zouboulis, Ch C ^a   Tebbe, B ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bilateral naevus of Ota; Caucasian; Periocular hyperpigmentation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARDRUM; EUROPE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; LEPTOMENINX; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MELANOCYTE; MELANOCYTOSIS; MELANOMA; MOUTH MUCOSA; NOSE MUCOSA; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OTA NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEVUS OF OTA; PROGNOSIS; RARE DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 2442464920     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00857.x     Document Type: Article

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