Magnetic resonance imaging and serum aldolase concentration in eosinophilic fasciitis

Internal Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 654-656

  Nakajima, Hideto ^a   Fujiwara, Shinya ^a   Shinoda, Keiichi ^a   Ohsawa, Nakaaki ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Creatinine kinase; Prednisolone

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EOSINOPHILIC FASCIITIS; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030804606     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.36.654     Document Type: Article

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