Scleromyxedema: Treatment of widespread cutaneous involvement by total skin electron-beam therapy

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 864-867

  Rampino, Monica ^a   Garibaldi, Elisabetta ^a   Ragona, Riccardo ^a   Ricardi, Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ISOTRETINOIN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PLASMAPHERESIS; RASH; SCLERODERMA; SCLEROMYXEDEMA; SKIN NODULE; TOTAL SKIN ELECTRON THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ELECTRONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY; SCLEROMYXEDEMA; SKIN; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 34547457039     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03112.x     Document Type: Article

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