Papulopustular rosacea, skin immunity and Demodex: Pityriasis folliculorum as a missing link

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-28

  Forton, F M N ^a  

^a Private Practice   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; ISOTRETINOIN; PROTEINASE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DEMODEX; DEMODICOSIS; DRY SKIN; ENZYME RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PAPULE; PAPULOPUSTULAR ROSACEA; PATHOGENESIS; PITYRIASIS FOLLICULORUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUSTULE; REVIEW; ROSACEA; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN PRURITUS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; XERODERMA;

ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITES; PITYRIASIS; ROSACEA; SKIN;

EID: 83955161676     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04310.x     Document Type: Review

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