Dercum's disease (adiposis dolorosa): A report of improvement with infliximab and methotrexate [29]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 717-

  Singal, A ^a   Janiga, J J ^b   Bossenbroek, N M ^b   Lim, H W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLIXIMAB; INSULIN; METHOTREXATE;

ADIPOSIS DOLOROSA; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LETTER; LIPOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSIS DOLOROSA; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34250361821     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.02021.x     Document Type: Letter

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