Pseudoepitheliomatous epidermal hyperplasia in tattoos: Report of three cases

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 337-340

  Kluger, Nicolas ^a,e   Durand, Luc ^a   Minier Thoumin, Catherine ^b   Plantie, Françoise ^c   Cotten, Hervé ^d   Berteloot, Elisabeth ^b   Blatière, Véronique ^a   Dereure, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b Hôpital Gui de Chauliac ^*

^c Department of Pathology ^*  (France)

^d centre de biologie pathologie   (France)

^e HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

Author keywords

Hyperplasia; Skin pigmentation

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDERMIS HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATOACANTHOMA; METAPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOEPITHELIOMATOUS EPIDERMAL HYPERPLASIA; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TATTOO; VERRUCA VULGARIS; VERRUCOUS CARCINOMA; WART VIRUS;

EID: 44949241517     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200809050-00009     Document Type: Article

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