Hypertrophy in port-wine stains: Prevalence and patient characteristics in a large patient cohort

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1214-1219

  Van Drooge, Anne Margreet ^a   Beek, Johan F ^a   Van Der Veen, J P Wietze ^a,b   Van Der Horst, Chantal M A M ^a   Wolkerstorfer, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

capillary malformation; hypertrophy; nodules; port wine stain; prevalence; pulsed dye laser; thickening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INFANT; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORT-WINE STAIN; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869109982     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.05.027     Document Type: Article

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