The histopathological spectrum of acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) and its differentiation from generalized pustular psoriasis

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1220-1229

  Kardaun, Sylvia H ^a   Kuiper, Hilde ^a   Fidler, Vaclav ^a   Jonkman, Marcel F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSORIASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78449274742     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2010.01612.x     Document Type: Article

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