Avascular areas on nailfold capillary microscopy of patients with Wegener's granulomatosis

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 86-88

  Anders, Hans J ^a   Haedecke, C ^a   Sigl, T ^a   Kruger K ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avascular area; Giant loop; Nailfold capillary microscopy; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAPILLARY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERODERMA; VASCULARIZATION; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADULT; CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; NAILS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0034097672     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100670050022     Document Type: Article

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