Clinico-histopathological correlation of skin and nerve in leprosy

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 632-636

  Khan, Anamita ^a   Koranne, Ravinder V ^a,c   Bajaj, Pramila ^b   Ravi, Bina ^b  

^a Dept Dermatol/Sexually Trans D   (India)

^b LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Rosewood Apartments   (India)

Author keywords

Correlation; Leprosy; Nerve histology; Skin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; LEPROSY; NERVE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SKIN; SKIN BIOPSY; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 4544372006     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2004.tb00569.x     Document Type: Article

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