Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis with prominent cutaneous lesions and proximal muscle weakness masquerading as dermatomyositis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 193-194

  McIlwain, Kimberly L ^a,c   DiCarlo, Joshua B ^b   Miller, Stephen B ^a   Lim, S Sam ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; HAND INJURY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOHISTIOCYTOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THORAX INJURY;

DERMATOMYOSITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; METHOTREXATE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PREDNISOLONE; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11844282135     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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