A case of acquired partial lipodystrophy associated with POEMS syndrome [4]

Rheumatology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 488-490

  Caramaschi, P ^a   Biasi, D ^a   Lestani, M ^a   Chilosi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; MELPHALAN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRY EYE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPERTRICHOSIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LETTER; LIPODYSTROPHY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARAPROTEINEMIA; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYCYTHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SCHIRMER TEST; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; THROMBOCYTOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LIPODYSTROPHY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOLYSIS; POEMS SYNDROME;

EID: 0345700263     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keg112     Document Type: Letter

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