Colocalization of vitiligo and lichen planus on scrotal skin: A finding contrary to the actinic damage theory [2]

Dermatology

Volumn 212, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 390-392

  Goktay F ^a,b   Mansur, A T ^a   Aydingoz I E ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b HAYDARPASA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lichen planus; Scrotal skin; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC DAMAGE THEORY; ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SCROTUM DISORDER; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; THERAPY; VITILIGO;

BIOPSY; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCROTUM; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITILIGO;

EID: 33745727329     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092295     Document Type: Letter

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