Recurrent hemolysis-associated pseudoerysipelas of the lower legs in a patient with congenital spherocytosis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1019-1023

  Leverkus, Martin ^a   Schwaaf, Antonius ^a   Bröcker, Eva Bettina ^a   Rünger, Thomas M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; ERYSIPELAS; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHROCYTE; FAMILY HISTORY; HEMOLYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LOWER LEG; MALE; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN BIOPSY; SPHEROCYTOSIS;

ADULT; ERYSIPELAS; ERYTHEMA; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN; SPHEROCYTOSIS, HEREDITARY;

EID: 9944261426     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2004.08.010     Document Type: Article

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