Two giant orf lesions in a heart/lung transplant patient

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 284-286

  Ballanger, F ^a   Barbarot, S ^a   Mollat, C ^b   Bossard, C ^b   Cassagnau, E ^b   Renac, F ^a   Stalder, J F ^a  

^a CLINIQUE DERMATOLOGIQUE   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Immunocompetence; Orf; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ACANTHOSIS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXCISION REPAIR; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEART GRAFT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINOCYTE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POXVIRUS INFECTION; SHEEP DISEASE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN NODULE; SKIN PAIN; SKIN REDNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ECTHYMA, CONTAGIOUS; HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SKIN DISEASES; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 33646682597     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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