Glomeruloid hemangioma leading to a diagnosis of POEMS syndrome

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 149-152

  Phillips, Julie A ^a   Dixon, Julie E ^a   Richardson, Jeffrey B ^a   Fabre, Vilma C ^a   Callen, Jeffrey P ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PARAPROTEINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGED; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; POEMS SYNDROME; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 33745001824     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.02.036     Document Type: Review

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