A histopathological approach: When papulopustular lesions should be in the diagnostic criteria of Behçet's disease?

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1056-1060

  Kalkan, G ^a   Karadag, A S ^b   Astarci, H M ^a   Akbay, G ^a   Ustun, H ^a   Eksioglu, M ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Beh et's disease; Histopathology; Papulopustular lesions; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ACNE CONGLOBATA; ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PAPULAR RASH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; SKIN BIOPSY;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; VASCULITIS, HYPERSENSITIVITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68749102504     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03256.x     Document Type: Article

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