Melanocytic nevi with nonsurgical trauma: A histopathologic study

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 134-136

  Selim, Maria Angelica ^a   Vollmer, Robin T ^a,b   Herman, Christopher M ^c   Pham, Teresa T N ^a   Turner, John W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Melanocytic nevi; Traumatized; Ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PARAKERATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN ULCER; STRATUM CORNEUM; TELANGIECTASIA; TRUNK; WORINGER KOLOPP DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PARAKERATOSIS; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN ULCER; TELANGIECTASIS;

EID: 34147139043     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.dad.0000246176.81071.a6     Document Type: Article

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