A case of intractable pruritus in Turner's syndrome successfully treated with molecular adsorbent recirculating system

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-67

  Silvagni, Elena ^a   Colì, Luigi ^a   Stagni, Barbara ^a   Stefoni, Sergio ^a   Bolondi, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRURITUS; TURNER SYNDROME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS; SORPTION DETOXIFICATION; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 40849126571     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-008-0094-6     Document Type: Article

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