Scleromyxoedema-like changes in four renal dialysis patients

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 563-568

  Hubbard, V ^a   Davenport, A ^a   Jarmulowicz, M ^a   Rustin, M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Renal dialysis; Scleromyxoedema; Toxic oil syndrome; Vinyl chloride induced scleroderma

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA CHAIN; PARAPROTEIN; VINYL CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; LIMB; MALE; MORPHEA; PARAPROTEINEMIA; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERODERMA; SCLEROMYXEDEMA; SKIN INDURATION; SKINFOLD; TOXIC OIL SYNDROME;

ADULT; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LEG DERMATOSES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYXEDEMA; RENAL DIALYSIS; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED;

EID: 0345700639     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05181.x     Document Type: Article

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