Multiple nonsyndromic spontaneous keloids in allergic disease [16]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 762-763

  Oittinen, Henna A L ^a   O'Shaughnessy, Michael ^a  

^a University College Cork   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SILICONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; BACK; CASE REPORT; CONTACT ALLERGY; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; KELOID; LETTER; MAST CELL; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPULA;

ADULT; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; KELOID;

EID: 33846437824     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000254926.48276.cf     Document Type: Letter

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