Therapeutic fasciectomy for eosinophilic fasciitis

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 208-210

  Neumeister, Michael W ^b   Andrew Robertson, G ^a  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; EOSINOPHILIC FASCIITIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FIBROSIS; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EOSINOPHILIA; FASCIA; FASCIITIS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0344043306     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199808000-00017     Document Type: Article

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