Immunopathogenesis of folliculitis decalvans: Clues in early lesions

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 526-534

  Chiarini, Caterina ^a   Torchia, Daniele ^a   Bianchi, Beatrice ^a   Volpi, Walter ^a   Caproni, Marzia ^a   Fabbri, Paolo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Cytokines; Folliculitis decalvans; Immunohistochemistry; Lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; GAMMA INTERFERON; HLA DR ANTIGEN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 8; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; T6 ANTIGEN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; FOLLICULITIS DECALVAN; HELPER CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LICHEN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; ALOPECIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; LICHEN PLANUS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE-1; INTERLEUKIN-8; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 54049139234     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/NG60Y7V0WNUFH4LA     Document Type: Article

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