Lichen amyloidosus treated by hydrocolloid dressings

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 691-692

  Hallel Halevy, Dafnah ^a,b   Finkelstein, E ^a   Grunwald, M H ^a   Halevy, S ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hydrocolloid dressings; Lichen amyloidosus; Occlusive dressing

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CORTICOSTEROID; DUODERM; EMOLLIENT AGENT; GELATIN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; PECTIN; RETINOIC ACID;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOTHERAPY; ESTHETICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCOLLOID; LICHEN AMYLOIDOSUS; MALE; PAPULAR SKIN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PRURITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID; HUMANS; LICHENOID ERUPTIONS; MALE;

EID: 7244240840     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00940.x     Document Type: Article

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