Seasonal variation of transient acantholytic dyskeratosis (Grover's disease)

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 263-268

  Scheinfeld, Noah ^a   Mones, Joan ^b  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ACKERMAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOPATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SKIN BIOPSY; SUMMER; TRANSIENT ACANTHOLYTIC DERMATOSIS; WINTER;

ACANTHOLYSIS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745862373     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.01.029     Document Type: Article

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