Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa: A rare thyroid dermopathy in Graves' disease

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 53, Issue JUN, 2005, Pages 571-572

  Kakati, S ^a   Doley, B ^a   Pal, S ^a   Deka, U J ^a  

^a ASSAM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELEPHANTIASIS; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MYXEDEMA; SKIN DISEASE;

ADULT; ELEPHANTIASIS; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; LEG DERMATOSES; MALE; MYXEDEMA;

EID: 24644449669     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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