Trichodysplasia spinulosa - A rare complication in immunosuppressed patients

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 509-513

  Schwieger Briel, Agnes ^a   Balma Mena, Alexandra ^a   Ngan, Boyee ^a   Dipchand, Anne ^a   Pope, Elena ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; ISOTRETINOIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RAPAMYCIN; RETINOID; RETINOL; TACROLIMUS; TRIMETHOPRIM; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; TRICHODYSPLASIA SPINULOSA;

BIOPSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HAIR DISEASES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS;

EID: 77957297165     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01278.x     Document Type: Article

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