An extremely severe case of cutaneous calcinosis complicating adult dermatomyositis

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 115-116

  Kavala, M ^a   Sudogan, S ^a   Can, B ^a   Zindanci, I ^a,b   Kuru, I ^a   Beyhan, S ^a   Kocaturk, E ^a  

^a GOZTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Goztepe Egitim Hastanesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGIC SKIN REACTION; HUMAN; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CALCIFICATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; AZATHIOPRINE; CALCINOSIS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; PREDNISOLONE; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 57349119475     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02708.x     Document Type: Article

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