Sarcoid tissue reaction on herpes zoster scars in a myelodysplastic syndrome patient: Wolf's isotopic response

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 475-477

  Watanabe, D ^a   Kuhara, T ^a   Ishida, N ^a   Tamada, Y ^a   Matsumoto, Y ^a  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HERPES ZOSTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SKIN BIOPSY; TISSUE REACTION;

ACYCLOVIR; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; CICATRIX; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; SKIN; VALINE;

EID: 62149140498     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02924.x     Document Type: Letter

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