Expression of matrix metalloproteinases 2, 9 and 11 in erythema multiforme: immunohistochemical comparison with Stevens–Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis
D. Torchia
Departments of Dermatological Sciences
Experimental Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Via della Pergola 58/60, 50121 Florence, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorA. Frezzolini
Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico [IDI-IRCCS], Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorD. Schena
Department of Dermatology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorA. Marzano
Institute of Dermatological Sciences, University of Milan, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore of Milan, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorP. Quaglino
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of Clinics and Oncological Dermatology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorC. De Simone
Department of Internal Medicine, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorA. Parodi
Section of Dermatology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorD. Torchia
Departments of Dermatological Sciences
Experimental Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Via della Pergola 58/60, 50121 Florence, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorA. Frezzolini
Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico [IDI-IRCCS], Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorD. Schena
Department of Dermatology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorA. Marzano
Institute of Dermatological Sciences, University of Milan, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore of Milan, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorP. Quaglino
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of Clinics and Oncological Dermatology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorC. De Simone
Department of Internal Medicine, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorA. Parodi
Section of Dermatology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorConflicts of interest: none declared.
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