Cutaneous vasculitis: A diagnostic approach

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 21, Issue 6 SUPPL. 32, 2003, Pages

  Gonzalez Gay, Miguel A ^a   Garcia Porrua, Carlos ^a   Salvarani, Carlos ^b   Lo Scocco, Giovanni ^b   Pujol, Ramon M ^c  

^a HOSPITAL XERAL CALDE   (Spain)

^b Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova ^*  (Italy)

^c HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cutaneous vasculitis; Leukocytoclastic vasculitis; Purpura; Systemic manifestations

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; DAPSONE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL DISORDER; VASCULITIS;

DECISION TREES; HUMANS; PURPURA; SKIN DISEASES; VASCULITIS, HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0347513364     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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