Erythromelalgia: A pathognomonic microvascular thrombotic complication in essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 357-363

  Van Genderen, Perry J J ^a   Michiels, Jan J ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Goodheart Institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Erythromelalgia; Essential thrombocythemia; Myeloproliferative disorders; Polycythemia vera; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROMELALGIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTHEMIA;

EID: 0030798132     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-996109     Document Type: Review

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