Eosinophilic fasciitis leading to painless contractures

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 161, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 528-530

  Huppke, Peter ^a   Wilken, Bernd ^a   Brockmann, Knut ^a   Sattler, Bernd ^a   Hanefeld, Folker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood; Contractures; Eosinophilic fasciitis

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC FASCIITIS; FASCIA; FEMALE; FINGER; FOOT; FOREARM; HUMAN; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; JOINT CONTRACTURE; KNEE; LABORATORY TEST; MUSCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOULDER; SKIN; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPTOM; THICKNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOPSY; CHILD; CONTRACTURE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EOSINOPHILIA; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN;

EID: 0036390042     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-002-1038-1     Document Type: Article

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