Histopathological study of apparently normal skin of patients with leprosy

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 292-296

  El Darouti, Mohammad A ^a,b   Hussein, Soliman ^a   Marzouk, Salonaz A ^a   Nabil, Naglaa ^a   Hunter, Nahla S ^a   Mahgoub, Duaa ^a   El Eishi, Nermine H ^a   Abdel Halim, Mona R E ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OFLOXACIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; LEPROSY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY, BORDERLINE; LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS; LEPROSY, TUBERCULOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SWEAT GLANDS;

EID: 33644779720     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2005.02632.x     Document Type: Article

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