Localized scleroderma in adults and children. Clinical and laboratory investigations of 239 cases

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-176

  Marzano, Angelo V ^a   Menni, Silvano ^a   Parodi, Aurora ^b   Borghi, Alessandro ^a   Fuligni, Alessandra ^c   Fabbri, Paolo ^c   Caputo, Ruggero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Localized scleroderma; Morphea; Parry Romberg syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CENTROMERE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; EOSINOPHILIA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIFACIAL ATROPHY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHEA; ORTHOPEDICS; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCLERODERMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED;

EID: 0037359376     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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