Leg crossers' dimple: A form of localized lipoatrophy

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 253-257

  Kalouche, Hassan ^a,b   Whitfeld, Margot J ^a  

^a SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lipodystrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LICHENOID ERUPTION; LIPOATROPHY; MALE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EXAMINATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LEG DERMATOSES; LIPODYSTROPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE;

EID: 33749567170     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2006.00291.x     Document Type: Article

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