A Rare Case of Transient Acantholytic Dermatosis (AKA. Grover’s Disease) with Concomitant Pediculosis Pubis: An Atypical Presentation and First Documented Case Report
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Case Report
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Pendlebury, G.A.; Oro, P.; Merideth, D.; Rudnick, E. A Rare Case of Transient Acantholytic Dermatosis (AKA. Grover’s Disease) with Concomitant Pediculosis Pubis: An Atypical Presentation and First Documented Case Report. Dermatopathology 2021, 8, 502-508. https://doi.org/10.3390/dermatopathology8040052
Pendlebury GA, Oro P, Merideth D, Rudnick E. A Rare Case of Transient Acantholytic Dermatosis (AKA. Grover’s Disease) with Concomitant Pediculosis Pubis: An Atypical Presentation and First Documented Case Report. Dermatopathology. 2021; 8(4):502-508. https://doi.org/10.3390/dermatopathology8040052
Chicago/Turabian StylePendlebury, Gehan A., Peter Oro, Drew Merideth, and Eric Rudnick. 2021. "A Rare Case of Transient Acantholytic Dermatosis (AKA. Grover’s Disease) with Concomitant Pediculosis Pubis: An Atypical Presentation and First Documented Case Report" Dermatopathology 8, no. 4: 502-508. https://doi.org/10.3390/dermatopathology8040052
APA StylePendlebury, G. A., Oro, P., Merideth, D., & Rudnick, E. (2021). A Rare Case of Transient Acantholytic Dermatosis (AKA. Grover’s Disease) with Concomitant Pediculosis Pubis: An Atypical Presentation and First Documented Case Report. Dermatopathology, 8(4), 502-508. https://doi.org/10.3390/dermatopathology8040052