Transient acantholytic dermatosis (Grover's disease) in a renal transplant patient

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 178-181

  Boutli, Fotini ^a   Voyatzi, Maria ^a   Lefaki, Ioanna ^a   Chaidemenos, Giorgos ^a   Kanitakis, Jean ^b,c  

^a State Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Grover's disease; Immunosuppression; Renal transplantation; Transient acantholytic dermatosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; SKIN BIOPSY; TRANSIENT ACANTHOLYTIC DERMATOSIS;

ACANTHOLYSIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33645219530     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2006.00041.x     Document Type: Article

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