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. 2014 Mar;59(2):198-9.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.127691.

Cerebriform tongue, the history behind the sign [corrected]

S Premalatha  1
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Cerebriform tongue, the history behind the sign [corrected]

S Premalatha. Indian J Dermatol. 2014 Mar.

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  • Indian J Dermatol. 2014 May;59(3):236
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Sulci and gyri pattern-cerebriform tongue in pemphigus vegetans. (Published in Br J Dermatol 1981;104:587-91)
Figure 2
Figure 2
H and E section from the cerebriform tongue showing suprabasal lacuna containing acantholytic cells, papillomatosis, and villi lined by a single layer of basal cells projecting into the lacuna
Figure 3
Figure 3
Cerebriform scalp with cutis parietalis gyrata in a case of pemphigus vegetans
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