Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 59, Issue 5 , Pages 839-851 , November 2008

Vasculitis in erythema induratum of Bazin: A histopathologic study of 101 biopsy specimens from 86 patients

  • Sonia Segura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology at Hospital del Mar, Universitat Autónoma, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Ramón M. Pujol, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology at Hospital del Mar, Universitat Autónoma, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Felicidade Trindade, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Luis Requena, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Luis Requena, MD, Department of Dermatology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Avda. Reyes Católicos 2, 28040-Madrid, Spain.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.07.030

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 59, Issue 5 , Pages 839-851 , November 2008

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