Lichen amyloidosis induced on the upper back by long-term friction with a nylon towel

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-59

  Yoshida, Aki ^a   Takahashi, Kazuhiro ^a   Tagami, Hachiro ^b   Akasaka, Toshihide ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Amyloidosis; Friction; Lichen amyloidosis; Nylon towel

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CEPHARANTHINE; NYLON; RINDERON VG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BACK; CASE REPORT; FRICTION; HABIT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKERATOSIS; JAPANESE; LICHEN AMYLOIDOSUS; MALE; OINTMENT; PAPULE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYLOID; AMYLOIDOSIS; FRICTION; HUMANS; MALE; NYLONS; SKIN DISEASES; TEXTILES;

EID: 59549086460     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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