Hypertrophy of Pacinian corpuscles in a young patient with neurofibromatosis

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 202-204

  Yan, Shaofeng ^a   Horangic, Nicholas J ^a   Harris, Brent T ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperplasia; Hypertrophy; Neurofibromatosis; Pacinian corpuscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND PARESTHESIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTROPHY; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PACINI CORPUSCLE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; PACINIAN CORPUSCLES; PAIN;

EID: 33747684754     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200606000-00004     Document Type: Article

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