Inflammatory myopathy in a patient with cutaneous findings of pityriasis rubra pilaris: A case of Wong's dermatomyositis

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-65

  Caporali, Roberto ^a   Cavagna, Lorenzo ^a   Bellosta, Mario ^b   Bogliolo, Laura ^a   Montecucco, Carlomaurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Hydroxychloroquine; Pityriasis rubra pilaris

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CHLOROQUINE; CYCLOSPORIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DARIER DISEASE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; ECZEMA; ERYTHRODERMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOSIS PALMOPLANTARIS; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYOSITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PITYRIASIS RUBRA PILARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; SKIN BIOPSY; WONGS DERMATOMYOSITIS;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; KERATODERMA, PALMOPLANTAR; MIDDLE AGED; PITYRIASIS RUBRA PILARIS; PREDNISONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1342326587     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-003-0807-1     Document Type: Article

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