The role of microvascular injury in the pathogenesis of cutaneous lesions of dermatomyositis

Human Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-19

  Crowson, A Neil ^b   Magro, Cynthia M ^a  

^a Pathology Services Inc Cambridge   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

C(5b 9); dermatomyositis; microvascular injury; skin lesions

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8 ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; FEMALE; FIBRIN DEPOSITION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0030057460     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(96)90132-X     Document Type: Article

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