Scleredema associated with paraproteinaemia treated by extracorporeal photopheresis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 781-783

  Stables, G I ^d   Taylor, P C ^a,b   Highet, A S ^a,c  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHERHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal photopheresis; Paraproteinaemia; Psoralens; Scleredema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKAPHERESIS; MUCINOSIS; PARAPROTEINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; SCLEREDEMA; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPROTEINEMIAS; PHOTOPHERESIS; SCLEREDEMA ADULTORUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034048627     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03426.x     Document Type: Article

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