Secondary syphilis: A histologic and immunohistochemical evaluation

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 595-599

  Hoang, Mai P ^a   High, Whitney A ^a   Molberg, Kyle H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; SPIROCHETE; STANDARDIZATION; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SILVER STAINING; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 4544328199     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0303-6987.2004.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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