Autoimmune diseases associated with neurofibromatosis type 1

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 392-393

  Nanda, Arti ^a,b  

^a AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b NONE   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VITILIGO;

ALOPECIA AREATA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CAFE-AU-LAIT SPOTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; SCALP; SKIN; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; VITILIGO;

EID: 44949239529     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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