Cutaneous mastocytosis in twins: Multiple mastocytomas and urticaria pigmentosa in two Pairs of monozygotic twins

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 585-587

  Sotta, Pilar De La ^a   Romero, William A ^a   Kramer, Daniela ^b   CÁrdenas, Consuelo ^a   GonzÁlez, Sergio ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b HOSPITAL LUIS CALVO MACKENNA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CHILD; CHILE; FACE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LIMB; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MALE; MAST CELL; MASTOCYTOMA; MASTOCYTOSIS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NECK; PAPULE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NODULE; TRUNK; URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASTOCYTOSIS, CUTANEOUS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA;

EID: 80052842920     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01351.x     Document Type: Article

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