What causes acne inversa (or hidradenitis suppurativa)? - The debate continues

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 701-703

  Sellheyer, Klaus ^a   Krahl, Dieter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Institut fur Dermatohistologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; LECTIN RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2;

ACROMEGALY; APOCRINE GLAND; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHROMOSOME 1Q; COMEDO; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; SHORT SURVEY; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS;

APOCRINE GLANDS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA; HUMANS; SKIN; SMOKING;

EID: 44949127188     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01073.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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