Facial follicular porokeratosis: A case report

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 720-722

  Wang, Nadia S ^a   Gruson, Lisa M ^a   Kamino, Hideko ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cornoid lamella; facial involvement; follicular porokeratosis; imiquimod; porokeratosis

Indexed keywords

CLOCORTOLONE PIVALATE; IMIQUIMOD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREAM; DARIER DISEASE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NOSE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SUNBURN;

ADULT; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; POROKERATOSIS;

EID: 77957367715     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181d18910     Document Type: Article

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