The importance of skin biopsy in the diverse clinical manifestations of cholesterol embolism [14]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1230-1231

  Manganoni, A M ^a   Venturini, M ^a   Scolari, F ^a   Tucci, G ^a   Facchetti, F ^a   Graifemberghi, S ^a   Calzavara Pinton, P G ^a  

^a SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LETTER; LIVEDO RETICULARIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 3142711415     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06000.x     Document Type: Letter

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