Occult herpes simplex virus colonization of bullous dermatitides

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 163-168

  Nikkels, Arjen F ^a   Delvenne, Philippe ^a   Herfs, Michael ^a   Pierard, Gérald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bullous pemphigoid, general; Herpes simplex virus infections, general

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ACANTHOLYSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BULLOUS DERMATITIS; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARIER DISEASE; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HAILEY HAILEY DISEASE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BIOPSY; TRANSIENT ACANTHOLYTIC DERMATOSIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 42449133725     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200809030-00004     Document Type: Article

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