Ruocco's immunocompromised cutaneous district

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 135-141

  Piccolo, Vincenzo ^a   Baroni, Adone ^a   Russo, Teresa ^a   Schwartz, Robert A ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic lymph stasis; Immunocompromised cutaneous district; Locoregional immune dysregulation; Locus minoris resistentiae; Lymphedema; Radiation dermatitis; Wolf's post herpetic isotopic response

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION STUMP; BURN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED CUTANEOUS DISTRICT; INJURY; IONIZING RADIATION; LYMPHEDEMA; MICROLYMPHEDEMA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PHLEBOLYMPHEDEMA; REVIEW; TATTOO; ULCER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VACCINATION; COMPLICATION; CONTACT DERMATITIS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SKIN; SKIN DISEASE; TATTOOING; VARICOSIS;

AMPUTATION STUMPS; BURNS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LYMPHEDEMA; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; TATTOOING; VACCINATION; VARICOSE ULCER;

EID: 84954362592     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijd.13086     Document Type: Review

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