Tumoral calcinosis of the ribs and lumbar spine in systemic sclerosis

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 473-474

  Nagai, Yayoi ^a   Sogabe, Yoko ^a   Ishikawa, Osamu ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BONE TUMOR; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG FIBROSIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; RIB; SCLERODERMA; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; THORAX; TUMOR CALCINOSIS; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 47749114130     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2008.0456     Document Type: Letter

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