Generalized peeling skin syndrome: Case report and review of the literature

Dermatology Online Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1-

  Kharfi, Monia ^a   Khaled, Aida ^a   Ammar, Donia ^a   Ezzine, Nadia ^a   El Fekih, Nadia ^a   Fazaa, Becima ^a   Jaafoura, Habib ^b   Kamoun, Mohamed Ridha ^a  

^a CHARLES NICOLLE HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONSANGUINITY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS; PEELING SKIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SUMMER;

ADULT; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS; SYNDROME; TRANSGLUTAMINASES;

EID: 77950686707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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