Lichen sclerosus exhibiting histologic signs of lymphedema: An essential factor in the pathogenesis of verruciform xanthoma

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 260-262

  Carlson, J Andrew ^a   Dias Carlson, Grant D ^a   Murphy, Michael ^b   Rohwedder, Angela ^c  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Bio Med Mol Service   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD68 ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY D2-40;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; KERATINOCYTE; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIECTASIS; LYMPHEDEMA; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERRUCIFORM XANTHOMA; XANTHOMA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; VULVAR DISEASES; XANTHOMATOSIS;

EID: 84857399074     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.1536     Document Type: Article

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