Erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: Frozen-section diagnosis

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 407-412

  Hosaka, Hiroomi ^a   Ohtoshi, Shinpei ^a   Nakada, Tokio ^a   Iijima, Masafumi ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Erythema multiforme; Histopathology; Rapid diagnosis; Stevens Johnson syndrome; Toxic epidermal necrolysis

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CELL DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NECROSIS; STAINING; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; BIOPSY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; GRAFT VS HOST REACTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951829615     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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