Fasciitis in amyopathic dermatomyositis

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-53

  Allen, Everett ^a   Schmahmann, Sandra ^a   Sauser, Don ^a   Barkhuizen, André ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyopathic dermatomyositis; Erythematous rash; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pruritic rash

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE DISEASE; MYOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RASH; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS;

EID: 0037326123     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RHU.0000049716.25111.AF     Document Type: Article

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