Accelerated cutaneous nodulosis during methotrexate therapy in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 2 II, 1998, Pages 359-362

  Williams, F M ^a   Cohen, P R ^a   Arnett, F C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; COLCHICINE; GOLD; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLAMINE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HEART VALVE REGURGITATION; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NODULE;

EID: 0031867753     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(98)70390-1     Document Type: Article

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