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Cutaneous Changes in Huntington's Disease
Author(s) -
Witkowski Joseph A.,
Charles Parish Lawrence,
Gray Wood Margarei
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1984.tb01244.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperkeratosis , atrophy , disease , dermatology , pathology , fibrosis
The histologic findings of the skin of patients with Huntington's disease include hyperkeratosis, epidermal atrophy, subepidermal fibrosis, and an increase in acid mucopolysaccharide. Obvious macroscopic cutaneous changes are not present.