Systemic sclerosis following human cytomegalovirus infection

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 937-938

  Ferri, C ^a   Cazzato, M ^a   Giuggioli, D ^a   Sebastiani, M ^a   Magro, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MICROANGIOPATHY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 0036786905     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.61.10.937     Document Type: Letter

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