Unusual evolution of giant porokeratosis developing in two renal transplant patients

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 759-760

  Pérez Crespo, María ^a   Betlloch, Isabel ^a   Lucas Costa, Ana ^a   Bañuls Roca, José ^a   Niveiro de Jaime, María ^a   Mataix, Javier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 6; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKERATOSIS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LETTER; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POROKERATOSIS; PUNCH BIOPSY; RECIPIENT; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POROKERATOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARTS;

EID: 47649090586     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03493.x     Document Type: Letter

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