Three cases of progressive systemic sclerosis treated with extracorporeal photochemotherapy

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 289, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 120-122

  Fimiani, Michele ^a   Rubegni, Pietro ^a   Flori, Maria Laura ^a   Mazzatenta, Carlo ^a   D'Ascenzo, Giuseppina ^a   Andreassi, Lucio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computerized skin elastometry; Extracorporeal photochemotherapy; Photopheresis; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; AUTOANTIGENS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHOTOPHERESIS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS;

EID: 0031027208     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004030050166     Document Type: Article

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