A case of systemic pseudo-pseudoxanthoma elasticum with diverse symptomatology caused by long term penicillamine use

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-171

  Coatesworth, A P ^a   Darnton, S J ^a   Green, R M ^a   Cayton, R M ^a   Antonakopoulos, G N ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Penicillamine; Pseudoxanthoma elasticum; Trientene dihydrochloride; Wilson's disease

Indexed keywords

PENICILLAMINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DERMATOFIBROMA; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHONIA; DYSPNEA; ELASTIC FIBER; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOXANTHOMA ELASTICUM; SKIN BIOPSY; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WILSON DISEASE;

EID: 0031936651     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.2.169     Document Type: Article

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