Chemical leukoderma: What's new on etiopathological and clinical aspects

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 255-258

  Ghosh, Sanjay ^a  

^a LSK Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical leukoderma; contact leukoderma; occupational leukoderma; vitiligo

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL LEUKODERMA; CHEMICAL LEUKODERMA SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT LEUKODERMA; LEUKODERMA; OCCUPATIONAL LEUKODERMA; PATHOGENESIS; VITILIGO;

EID: 77957726340     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.70680     Document Type: Conference Paper

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