Poor prognosis of arthritis-associated pyoderma gangrenosum

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 861-864

  Charles, Carlos A ^a,c   Bialy, Tracy L ^b   Falabella, Anna F ^a,c   Eaglstein, William H ^a   Kerdel, Francisco A ^a   Kirsner, Robert S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; MINOCYCLINE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 3142763291     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.140.7.861     Document Type: Review

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