Facial peeling skin syndrome: A case report and a brief review

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 287-289

  Janjua, Shahbaz Ahmad ^a,b,c   Hussain, Ijaz ^a,b,c   Khachemoune, Amor ^a,b,c,d  

^a Ayza Skin and Research Center   (Pakistan)

^b MAYO HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; EMOLLIENT AGENT; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; RETINOID; STEROID;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; ERYTHEMA; GENODERMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; SEROLOGY; SKIN EXFOLIATION; STRATUM CORNEUM;

FACIAL DERMATOSES; HUMANS; INFANT; SYNDROME;

EID: 33847770555     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.03074.x     Document Type: Article

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