Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 284-291 , August 2010

Combined Erdheim-Chester disease and Langerhans cell histiocytosis of skin are both monoclonal: A rare case with human androgen-receptor gene analysis

  • Jen-Wei Tsai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomic Pathology, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
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  • Jen-Hui Tsou, MS

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tainan, Taiwan
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  • Liang-Yi Hung, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tainan, Taiwan
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  • Hung-Bo Wu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
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  • Kung-Chao Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Kung-Chao Chang, MD, Department of Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan 704, Taiwan.

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 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00996-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.08.013

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 284-291 , August 2010

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