Cholinergic urticaria associated with acquired hypohidrosis: An ultrastructural study

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-198

  Chinuki, Yuko ^a   Tsumori, Toshiko ^a   Yamamoto, Osamu ^b   Morita, Eishin ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANHIDROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; KERATINIZATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFILTRATE; SYMPTOM; ULTRASTRUCTURE; URTICARIA;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; HUMANS; HYPOHIDROSIS; KERATINS; MALE; SWEAT; SWEAT GLANDS; SWEATING; URTICARIA;

EID: 79952394130     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1000     Document Type: Article

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