Preliminary findings suggest hidradenitis suppurativa may be due to defective follicular support

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1034-1039

  Danby, F W ^a   Jemec, G B E ^b   Marsch, W Ch ^c   Von Laffert, M ^d  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FOLLICULOPILOSEBACEOUS UNIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SEBOFOLLICULAR JUNCTION; STEM CELL; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS;

ADULT; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; KERATOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STAINING AND LABELING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877002008     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12233     Document Type: Article

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