Surgical debridement of painful fingertip calcinosis cutis in CREST syndrome

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 212-213

  Saddic, Nicole ^b   Miller, Jeffrey J ^a   Miller III, O Fred ^b   Clarke, Jennie T ^b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DILTIAZEM; MINOCYCLINE; NIFEDIPINE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PETROLATUM; PROBENECID; WARFARIN;

ADULT; BANDAGE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CASE REPORT; CURETTAGE; DEBRIDEMENT; FINGER TIP INJURY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CALCIFICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNDROME CREST; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WOUND CARE;

CREST SYNDROME; DEBRIDEMENT; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 60349102491     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.145.2.212-b     Document Type: Letter

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