Failure of low-dose methotrexate in the treatment of scleredema diabeticorum in seven cases [4]

Dermatology

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 299-301

  Breuckmann, F ^a   Appelhans, C ^a   Harati, A ^a   Rotterdam, S ^a   Altmeyer, P ^a   Kreuter, A ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Glycation; Hyperglycemia; Methotrexate; Scleredema diabeticorum

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERODERMA; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, DIFFUSE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 26244441185     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087031     Document Type: Letter

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