Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency associated with panniculitis treated with plasma exchange therapy

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 693-697

  de Oliveira, Priscila ^a   Paz Melgar, Libania ^a   Takahashi, Maria Denise F ^a   Nico, Marcello Merta S ^a   Rivitti, Evandro A ^a   Mendrone Jr , Alfredo ^a   Tatsui, Nelson H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DAPSONE; DOXYCYCLINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SULFONAMIDE;

ADULT; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; BUTTOCK; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PANNICULITIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NODULE; SKIN ULCER; THIGH;

EID: 4644324175     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02054.x     Document Type: Article

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