Mid-dermal elastolysis with prothrombotic abnormalities: Two cases

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 203-205

  Cozzani, E ^a   Santoro, F ^a   Parodi, A ^a  

^a Section of Biochemistry   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mid dermal elastolysis; Pathogenesis; Protein S deficiency

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANETODERMA; ANTIBODY TITER; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELASTOLYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPIGMENTATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; MID DERMAL ELASTOLYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN BIOPSY; SUN EXPOSURE; THROMBOSIS; WRINKLE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ATROPHY; BIOPSY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; ELASTIC TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 67650001907     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09202.x     Document Type: Letter

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