Pigmented purpuric dermatosis (Schamberg's purpura) in an infant

Dermatology Online Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages

  Zvulunov, A ^a   Avinoach, I ^b   LHatskelzon, ^c   Halevy, S ^d  

^a Clalit Health Services   (Israel)

^b Units of Dermatopathology   (Israel)

^c Unit of Gynecologic Oncology   (Israel)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INFANT; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGRESSIVE PIGMENTED PURPURA; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 4444261215     PISSN: 10872108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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