Ehlers-Danlos-like dermal abnormalities in women with recurrent preterm premature rupture of fetal membranes

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 407-410

  Hermanns Lê, Trinh ^a   Piérard, Gérald ^a,b   Quatresooz, Pascale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane; Connective tissue; Dermal dendrocyte; Ehlers Danlos syndrome; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN STRUCTURE;

ADULT; EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PREGNANCY; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 25644460368     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.dad.0000175529.42615.42     Document Type: Article

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