Giant cell arteritis presenting as scalp necrosis.
The differential of scalp ulceration in older patients should include several causes, such as herpes zoster, irritant contact dermatitis, ulcerated skin tumors, postirradiation ulcers, microbial infections, pyoderma gangrenosum, and giant cell arteritis. Scalp necrosis associated with giant cell art...
| Publicado en: | Scientific World Journal Vol. 11; pp. 1313 - 1316 |
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| Formato: | case study Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2011
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