A rare presentation of sarcoidosis, back pain and spondylolisthesis

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 240-242

  Morgan, S S ^a   Aslam, M B ^a,b   Mukkanna, K S ^a,c   Ampat, G ^a  

^a Southport Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHPORT AND ORMSKIRK HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FOREARM; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SPLENOMEGALY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRABECULAR BONE;

BACK PAIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39749156463     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B2.19917     Document Type: Article

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