Topical opioids for painful ulcers in systemic sclerosis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 427-

  Van Ingen, I L A ^a   Jansen, M M P M ^b   Barrera, P ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CPRLab   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN; OIL; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; ZINC;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY OCCLUSION; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSTIPATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DUODENUM PERFORATION; ERYTHEMA; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; ILEUS; LABORATORY TEST; LEG ULCER; LETTER; LOCAL THERAPY; NECROSIS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EDEMA; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MORPHINE; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 39549118699     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2007.076224     Document Type: Letter

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