title: Merkel cell carcinoma presenting in a young patient as a forme fruste of variant epidermodysplasia verruciformis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: crhalvor@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Christian R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Halvorson
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Susannah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McClain
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rady
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tyring
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Anthony A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gaspari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D004819:Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010375:Pedigree; D011120:Polyomavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000150:complications