Polarized light microscopy of hair shafts aids in the differential diagnosis of Chédiak-Higashi and Griscelli-Prunieras syndromes Contribuição do estudo dos cabelos com microscopia de luz polarizada ao diagnóstico diferencial das síndromes de Chédiak-Higashi and Grisceli-Prunieras

PURPOSE: To study and compare the appearance of hairs from patients with Chédiak-Higashi and Griscelli-Prunieras syndromes under light and polarized light microscopy. METHOD: Hairs from 2 Chédiak-Higashi and 2 Griscelli-Prunieras patients were obtained and examined under normal and polarized light m...

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Main Authors: Neusa Y.S. Valente, Maria Cecilia M.R. Machado, Paula Boggio, Ana Cristina F. Alves, Fabiane N. Bergonse, Erasmo Casella, Dewton Moraes Vasconcelos, Anete S. Grumach, Zilda N.P. de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2006-08-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322006000400009