Ulerythema ophryogenes, a rare and often misdiagnosed syndrome: Analysis of an idiopathic case

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 523-527

  Dianzani, Caterina ^a   Pizzuti, A ^b   Gaspardini, F ^a   Bernardini, L ^b   Rizzo, B ^b,c   Degener, A M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Follicular hyperkeratosis; HPV; Keratosis pilaris; Ulerythema ophryogenes

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS DNA;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DYSKERATOSIS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 36; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKERATOSIS; KARYOTYPE; KERATOSIS; PAPULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; ULERYTHEMA OPHRYOGENE; VIROLOGY; WART VIRUS; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; DARIER DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; KARYOTYPING; MIDDLE AGED; ULERYTHEMA OPHRYOGENES; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EYEBROW; GENETICS; LETTER; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SKIN; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DNA, VIRAL; EYEBROWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; KERATOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SKIN; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 80051821129     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463201102400228     Document Type: Article

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