AD is a complex, multifactorial, cutaneous manifestation of the atopic diathesis. Observations from bone marrow transplantation cases have shown transmission of the disease from atopic donors [30] and indicate that the basic defect is carried in immune and inflammatory cells which infiltrate skin le
Atopic dermatitis
โ Scribed by C. Bruijnzeel-Koomen
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 272 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0952-7915
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