Eosinophilic fasciitis: Demographics, disease pattern and response to treatment: Report of 12 cases and review of the literature

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-35

  Bischoff, Lindsay ^a   Derk, Chris T ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC FASCIITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPROTEINEMIAS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN;

EID: 37449002814     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03544.x     Document Type: Article

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