Basic research confirms coexistence of acquired Blaschkolinear Vitiligo and acrofacial Vitiligo

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 299, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 225-230

  Schallreuter, Karin U ^a,b   Krüger, Christian ^a,b   Rokos, Hartmut ^a,b   Hasse, Sybille ^a,b   Zothner, Carsten ^a,b   Panske, Angela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blaschko lines; Catalase; FT Raman spectroscopy; Hydrogen peroxide; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ACROFACIAL VITILIGO; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLASCHKOLINEAR VITILIGO; CASE REPORT; DEPIGMENTATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MELANOCYTE; MOSAICISM; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; VITILIGO;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CATALASE; EPIDERMIS; EXTREMITIES; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDANTS; VITILIGO;

EID: 34547689831     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-007-0748-7     Document Type: Article

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