Purpura and leg ulcers in a patient with cryoglobulinaemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and antiphospholipid syndrome

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-153

  Andrejevic, Sladjana ^a,b   Bonaci Nikolic, B ^a   Bukilica, M ^a   Milivojevic, G ^a   Basanovic, J ^a   Nikolic, M M ^a  

^a CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

^b Institute of Immunology   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CRYOGLOBULIN; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; MITOCHONDRION ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CASE REPORT; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; CRYOPRECIPITATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; SKIN MANIFESTATION; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0037362539     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2003.01189.x     Document Type: Article

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