Preliminary evaluation of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy features of discoid lupus erythematosus

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1196-1203

  Ardigo M ^a   Maliszewski, I ^a   Cota, C ^a   Scope, A ^b   Sacerdoti, G ^a   Gonzalez, S ^b   Berardesca, E ^a  

^a SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Discoid lupus erythematosus; Interface dermatitis; Leucocyte infiltration; Reflectance confocal microscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; EPIDERMIS CELL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN CELL;

ADULT; BIOPSY; DERMATITIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, DISCOID; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34447102836     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.07808.x     Document Type: Article

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