Primary systemic amyloidosis presenting as extensive cutaneous ulceration

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 253-256

  Alhaddab, Mohammed ^a,b   Srolovitz, Herbert ^a   Rosen, Nathan ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Box 1048 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PROTEIN; CONGO RED; CRYSTAL VIOLET; MELPHALAN;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN ULCER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; BIOPSY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; PATHOLOGY; THIGH;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; SKIN ULCER; THIGH;

EID: 34047122270     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7750.2006.00046     Document Type: Article

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