Incidental epidermodysplasia verruciformis human papillomavirus infection (EV acanthoma): Evidence for 'field cancerization' and a putative cofactor in seborrheic keratosis

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1151-1155

  Rohwedder, Angela ^a   Foong, Henry ^b   Tyring, Stephen K ^b   Rady, Peter ^c   Carlson, J Andrew ^d  

^a Foong Skin Specialist Clinic ^*  (Germany)

^b Foong Skin Specialist Clinic   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^d ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOLYTIC DYSKERATOSIS; ACANTHOMA; CARCINOGENESIS; EPIDERMODYSPLASIA VERRUCIFORMIS; EPIDERMOLYTIC HYPERKERATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MELANOMA; SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS; SKIN CANCER; WART VIRUS;

ACANTHOMA; ADULT; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPIDERMODYSPLASIA VERRUCIFORMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; KERATOSIS, SEBORRHEIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PHENOTYPE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 55349100927     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00920.x     Document Type: Letter

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