UVA-1 as a treatment for scleredema

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 210-211

  Janiga, Jennifer J ^a   Ward, Donna H ^a   Lim, Henry W ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Scleredema; UVA 1

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; FLUOCINONIDE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERODERMA; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN FIBROSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SCLEREDEMA ADULTORUM; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 4043114909     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2004.00106.x     Document Type: Article

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