Lymphangiectasias of the skin: Victims of confusing nomenclature

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 566-569

  Verma, S B ^a,b  

^a Nirvana Skin Clinic   (India)

^b 18 Amee Society   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBODY; CD31 ANTIGEN; CELL MARKER; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; LAMININ; LIQUID NITROGEN; LYMPHATIC VESSEL ENDOTHELIAL HYALURONAN RECEPTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN C;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CAPILLARY; CELLULITIS; CHYLE; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CYTOPLASM; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ELASTIC FIBER; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM; EPIDERMIS; ERYSIPELAS; GENITAL EDEMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEG EDEMA; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIECTASIS; LYMPHANGIOMA; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCLEROTHERAPY; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN FIBROSIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHANGIECTASIS; MALE; SKIN DISEASES; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 66449104075     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03300.x     Document Type: Review

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