Early histopathologic changes in purple glove syndrome

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 513-515

  Bhattacharjee, Pradip ^a   Glusac, Earl J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENYTOIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMIS; DISEASE COURSE; FINGER; FOREARM; HAND; HISTOGENESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PURPLE GLOVE SYNDROME; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN ULCER; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; THROMBOSIS; THROMBUS; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; HAND; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PHENYTOIN; SEIZURES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 3242781893     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0303-6987.2004.00224.x     Document Type: Article

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