Clinical and microscopic hair features of Griscelli syndrome associated with asymmetric crying facies in an infant

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-65

  Akcakus, Mustafa ^a   Koklu, Esad ^a   Narin, Nazmi ^a   Kose, Mehmet ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asymmetric crying facies; Griscelli syndrome; Infant

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GRISCELLI SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CRYING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; FATAL OUTCOME; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PIEBALDISM; SYNDROME;

EID: 39749185624     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/07-02-0228.1     Document Type: Article

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