Systemic sclerosis could mask the presentation of psoriasis in a patient with symptomatic and bilateral sacroiliitis

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 186-188

  Di Girolamo, Carlo ^a   Rengo, C ^c   Ferrucci, M G ^a   Miniero, E ^c   Cuomo, G ^b   Crisci, C ^c   Valentini, G ^b  

^a G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

HLA antigens; Psoriasis; Sacroiliitis; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; HLA ANTIGEN; PREDNISONE; PROKINETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; PSORIATIC SACROILIITIS; SACROILIITIS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; BONE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; PSORIASIS; SACROILIAC JOINT; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 0037669224     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740310002560     Document Type: Article

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