Reduction of cytotoxic T-CD8+ lymphocytes observed during PUVA therapy in a patient with vitiligo;Redução dos linrócitos T-CD8+ citotóxicos observada com a terapia Puva em paciente com vitiligo

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 572-574

  Antelo, Daniela Pereira ^a,b   Filgueira, Absalom Lima ^a   Cunha, José Marcos Telles Da ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Doutorem Ciências Pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro ^*

Author keywords

Immunophenotyping; PUVA therapy; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL COUNT; CELL POPULATION; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PUVA; SKIN DISEASE; VITILIGO;

EID: 63149116474     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: 18064841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0365-05962008000600013     Document Type: Article

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