Temporal arteritis presenting with scalp ulceration

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 615-617

  Monteiro, C ^a   Fernandes, B ^a   Reis, J ^a   Tellechea, O ^a   Freitas, J ^a   Figueiredo, A ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Blindness; Giant cell arteritis; Scalp ucleration; Temporal arteritis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; PREDNISONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN ULCER; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; ULCER HEALING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BLINDNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDNISONE; SCALP DERMATOSES; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; ULCER;

EID: 0036853724     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2002.00594.x     Document Type: Article

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