Histopathologic diagnosis of leprosy in a nonendemic area

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 417-419

  Massone, Cesare ^a   Nunzi, Enrico ^b   Cerroni, Lorenzo ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

BORDERLINE LEPROSY; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL VACUOLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LEPROSY; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; PITYRIASIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TINEA VERSICOLOR; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; ITALY; LEPROSY; MALE; SKIN DISEASES; XANTHOMATOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952958925     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181bb0cda     Document Type: Letter

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