Lymphocytic infiltration of the skin (Jessner-Kanof) but not reticular erythematous mucinosis occasionally represents clinical manifestations of Borrelia-associated pseudolymphoma

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 583-590

  Ziemer, M ^a   Eisendle, K ^b   Muller H ^b   Zelger, B ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Borreliosis; Focus floating microscopy; Lupus erythematosus; Lymphocytic infiltration of the skin Jessner Kanof; Reticular erythematous mucinosis

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BORRELIA INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ERUPTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSECT BITE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHEA; MUCINOSIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURIGO; PSEUDOLYMPHOMA; RETICULAR ERYTHEMATOUS MUCINOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BORRELIA; BORRELIA INFECTIONS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, CUTANEOUS; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCINOSES; PSEUDOLYMPHOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69149110282     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09279.x     Document Type: Article

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