Evaluation of Elastic Fibers Pattern with Orcein Staining in Differential Diagnosis of Lichen Planopilaris and Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

Differential diagnosis of lichen planopilaris and discoid lupus erythematosus especially in late stages is a problem for clinicians and pathologists. Our aim was to find discriminator histopathologic findings that help us to achieve definite diagnosis without using immunofluorescence study. The his...

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Main Authors: Zahra Farzaneh Asadi Kani, Soheila Nasiri, Rana Rafiei, Shima Younespour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-03-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4669