Silicone gel filled breast implants and dermatomyositis [3]

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 376-

  Selva O'Callaghan, Albert ^a,c   Tura, J M ^b   Grau Junyent, J M ^b   Labrador Horrillo, M ^a   Solans Laque, R ^a   Vilardell Tarres M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CREATINE KINASE; CYCLOSPORIN; HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIBODY; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR1 ANTIGEN; HLA DR3 ANTIGEN; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN; PREDNISONE; SILICONE GEL; SYNTHETASE;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; LETTER; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; BREAST IMPLANTS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LIGASES; MIDDLE AGED; SILICONES;

EID: 2342512227     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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