Presence of eosinophils in the inflammatory infiltrate of nonsegmental vitiligo: A retrospective study

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Anbar, T S ^a   Abdel Raouf, H ^a   Awad, S S ^a   Ragaie, N H ^a   Abdel Rahman, A T ^a  

^a MINIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

CELL INFILTRATION; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; VITILIGO;

EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITILIGO;

EID: 70349513666     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03575.x     Document Type: Letter

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