A pilot study of acetic acid iontophoresis and ultrasound in the treatment of systemic sclerosis-related calcinosis

Rheumatology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 536-538

  Shetty, S ^a   Moore, T L ^a   Jackson, S ^b   Brettle, D ^c   Herrick, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Calcinosis; Iontophoresis; Systemic sclerosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IONTOPHORESIS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SAFETY; SOFT TISSUE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; EVALUATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ACETIC ACID; CALCINOSIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IONTOPHORESIS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 18744399856     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh536     Document Type: Article

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