Erythema elevatum diutinum associated with IgA paraproteinemia successfully controlled with intermittent plasma exchange

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 132, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1360-1364

  Chow, Robert K P ^a   Barrett Benny, W ^a,b   Coupe, Robert L ^a   Alan Dodd, W ^a   Ongley, Roberta C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMBUCIL; CLOFAZIMINE; COLCHICINE; CORTICOTROPIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DAPSONE; ETRETINATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MINOCYCLINE; PREDNISONE; SPIRAMYCIN; SULFAPYRIDINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABORATORY TEST; LEG ULCER; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARAPROTEINEMIA; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AGED; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PARAPROTEINEMIAS; PLASMA EXCHANGE;

EID: 10544230203     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.132.11.1360     Document Type: Article

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