Diagnostic, prognostic and pathogenic value of the direct immunofluorescence test in cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-26

  Barnadas, María A ^a   Pérez, Eugenia ^a   Gich, Ignasi ^b   Llobet, José M ^a   Ballarín, José ^c   Calero, Francesca ^c   Facundo, Carmen ^c   Alomar, Agustín ^a  

^a Hospital de la Sta Creu i St Pau ^*  (Spain)

^b Evaluation and Clinical Epidemiology Department   (Spain)

^c FUNDACIÓ PUIGVERT   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; APOLIPOPROTEIN C3; CRYOGLOBULIN; FIBRINOGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DEFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULITIS, HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0842303684     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.01714.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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