Dermoscopic patterns of dermatofibroma

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1336-1339

  Arpaia, Nicola ^a   Cassano, Nicoletta ^a   Vena, Gino Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOFIBROMA; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJURY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 27744585703     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042728-200510000-00015     Document Type: Article

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