Extensive cutaneous necrosis associated with anticardiolipin antibodies

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1197-1200

  Paira, Sergio ^a   Roverano, Susana ^a   Zunino, Alfredo ^a   Oliva, Maria Eugenia ^a   Bertolaccini, Maria Laura ^b,c  

^a Hospital JM Cullen   (Argentina)

^b Rayne Institute ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticardiolipin antibodies; Extensive cutaneous necrosis; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NECROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BRONCHITIS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS; SKIN DISEASES; STEROIDS;

EID: 0032953516     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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