Evaluation of finger skin temperature in scleroderma patients cyclically treated with iloprost

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-61

  Caramaschi, Paola ^a   Biasi, Domenico ^a   Canestrini, Sabrina ^a   Martinelli, Nicola ^a   Perbellini, Luigi ^b   Carletto, Antonio ^a   Pieropan, Sara ^a   Volpe, Alessandro ^a   Bambara, Lisa Maria ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale   (Italy)

^b Policlinico Universitario gB Rossi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Raynaud's phenomenon; Systemic sclerosis; Thermometry; Vasoactive therapy

Indexed keywords

ILOPROST;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; MALE; SCLERODERMA; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FINGERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ILOPROST; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SKIN TEMPERATURE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 32044471598     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2005.04.006     Document Type: Article

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