Erythema nodosum-like lesions in Behçet's disease: A clinicopathological study of 26 cases

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 681-686

  Misago, Noriyuki ^a   Tada, Yoshifumi ^a   Koarada, Shuichi ^a   Narisawa, Yutaka ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Clinicopathological study; Erythema nodosum like lesions; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PHLEBITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; AGED; BEHCET SYNDROME; BIOPSY; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN;

EID: 84867779635     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: 16512057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1349     Document Type: Article

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