Neurocutaneous melanosis in association with Dandy-Walker malformation: Case report and literature review

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 611-614

  Schreml, S ^a   Gruendobler, B ^b   Schreml, J ^c   Bayer, M ^d   Ladoyanni, E ^e   Prantl, L ^b   Eichelberg, G ^a  

^a Dermatological Outpatient Facility   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^e WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; DRUG ACCUMULATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MACROCEPHALY; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NAUSEA; NEUROCUTANEOUS MELANOBLASTOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHAKOMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHUNT INFECTION; SKIN EXAMINATION; VOMITING;

CHILD; DANDY-WALKER SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MELANOSIS; NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 49649116663     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02745.x     Document Type: Article

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