| Literature DB >> 8733392 |
A Nagler1, M A Goldenhersh, F Levi-Schaffer, J C Bystryn, S N Klaus.
Abstract
We describe a 14-year-old boy who developed total leucoderma during the course of chronic graft-versus-host disease, which developed after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Skin biopsy and dihydroxy-phenylalanine staining revealed a total absence of melanocytes from the epidermis. Cytotoxic anti-melanocyte antibodies were found in the patient's serum, and this probably explains the development of the leucoderma.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8733392
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Dermatol ISSN: 0007-0963 Impact factor: 9.302