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First histopathological and immunophenotypic analysis of early dynamic events in a patient with segmental vitiligo associated with halo nevi.
Pigment cell & melanoma research - 1 Jun 2010
van Geel Nanja A C, Mollet Ilse G, De Schepper Sofie, Tjin Esther P M, Vermaelen Karim, Clark Rachael A, Kupper Thomas S, Luiten Rosalie M, Lambert Jo
Abstract excerpt
Segmental vitiligo is often ascribed to the neurogenic theory of melanocyte destruction, although data about the initial etiopathological events are scarce. Clinical, histopathological and T-cell phenotypic analyses were performed during the early onset of a segmental vitiligo lesion in a patient...
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