Treatment of classic Kaposi's sarcoma-associated lymphedema with elastic stockings

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 451-456

  Brambilla, Lucia ^a   Tourlaki, Athanasia ^a   Ferrucci, Silvia ^a   Brambati, Marinella ^a   Boneschi, Vinicio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Circumference measurements; Compression therapy; Elastic stockings; Kaposi's sarcoma; Lymphedema

Indexed keywords

VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLOTHING; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ELASTIC STOCKINGS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPOSI SARCOMA; KAPOSI SARCOMA ASSOCIATED LYMPHEDEMA; KNEE; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG EDEMA; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANDAGES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745572749     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2006.00108.x     Document Type: Article

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