Brooke-Spiegler syndrome: A rare entity

International Journal of Trichology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-31

  Manchanda, Kajal ^a   Bansal, Manish ^a   Bhayana, Aakash Amar ^a   Pandey, S S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Brooke Spiegler; cylindromas; trichoepithelioma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861318957     PISSN: 09747753     EISSN: 09749241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.96084     Document Type: Article

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