Mastocytosis in children: Clinicopathological study based on 35 cases

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 4-6, 2007, Pages 535-539

  Kiszewski, Ana Etisa ^a,e   Alvarez Mendoza, A ^b   Rios Barrera V A ^c   Hernandez Pando R ^d   Ruiz Maldonado, R ^b  

^a Residence Program in Genetics   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIHUAHUA   (Mexico)

^d National Institute of Sciences and Nutrition 'Salvador Zubirán'   (Mexico)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

c kit antibody; Children; Cutaneous mastocytosis; Mastocytoma; Urticaria pigmentosa

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS MASTOCYTOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GIEMSA STAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; MAST CELL; MASTOCYTOMA; URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN;

AZURE STAINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORING AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; MAST CELLS; MASTOCYTOMA; MASTOCYTOSIS, CUTANEOUS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; SKIN; URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA;

EID: 34247484567     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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