Morphea of the breast: Case reports and review of literature

Breast Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 302-304

  Shetty, Geeta ^a   Lewis, Fiona ^a   Thrush, Steven ^a  

^a WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast; Localized scleroderma; Morphea

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; MOMETASONE FUROATE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST EXAMINATION; BREAST LESION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORPHEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BREAST DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED; SKIN;

EID: 34247484348     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2007.00427.x     Document Type: Article

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