Hemorrhagic patterns in the cuticles distal to the proximal nailfolds of the fingers of patients with systemic scleroderma

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 191-196

  Maeda, Manabu ^a   Kachi, Hisayo ^a   Takagi, Hajime ^a   Kitajima, Yasuo ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

capillaroscopy; cuticle; hemorrhagic pattern; systemic scleroderma (PSS)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAPILLAROSCOPY; COLLAGEN DISEASE; CUTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FINGER BLOOD FLOW; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NAIL DISEASE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0030934152     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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