Clinical and dermatoscopic fading of post-transplant eruptive melanocytic nevi after suspension of immunosuppressive therapy

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 338-340

  Piaserico, Stefano ^a   Alaibac, Mauro ^a   Fortina, Anna Belloni ^a   Peserico, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPLASIA; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GRAFT REJECTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; COLOR; DERMOSCOPY; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC SURVEILLANCE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MELANOCYTES; NEOPLASM REGRESSION, SPONTANEOUS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED;

EID: 31344465185     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.06.023     Document Type: Article

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