Flexion contractures associated with a malignant neoplasm: 'A paraneoplastic syndrome?'

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-159

  Eekhoff, E M W ^a   Van Der Lubbe, P A ^a   Breedveld, F C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flexion contractures; Malignancy; Palmar fasciitis

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FASCIITIS; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HAND PALM; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; NEOPLASM; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CONTRACTURE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, UNKNOWN PRIMARY; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES;

EID: 0031748781     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01452265     Document Type: Article

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