Histopathology of Gottron's papules - Utility in diagnosing dermatomyositis

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 793-796

  Mendese, Gary ^a   Mahalingam, Meera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDERMIS HYPERPLASIA; ERYTHEMA; FINGER; GOTTRON PAPULE; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; PAPILLOMATOSIS; PAPULE; PSORIASIS; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN GRANULOMA; SKIN INFLAMMATION;

ADULT; BIOPSY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SKIN DISEASES, PAPULOSQUAMOUS;

EID: 34648827179     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2006.00706.x     Document Type: Article

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