The relation between periungual erythema and nailfold capillary abnormalities in patients with connective tissue diseases

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 561-565

  Ohtsuka, Tsutomu ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mixed connective tissue disease dermatomyositis polymyositis; Nailfold capillary abnormality; Periungual erythema; Raynaud's phenomenon; Scleroderma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; NAIL; POLYMYOSITIS; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SCLERODERMA;

EID: 0031451152     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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