Borrelia in granuloma annulare, morphea and lichen sclerosus: A PCR-based study and review of the literature

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 571-577

  Zollinger, Therese ^a   Mertz, Kirsten D ^a   Schmid, Mirka ^a   Schmitt, Anja ^a,b   Pfaltz, Madeleine ^a   Kempf, Werner ^a,c  

^a Kempf und Pfaltz   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BORRELIA; BORRELIA INFECTION; GENETICS; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; LOCALIZED SCLERODERMA; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN;

BORRELIA; BORRELIA INFECTIONS; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HUMANS; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED; SKIN;

EID: 77949818841     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01493.x     Document Type: Article

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