Retroperitoneal fibrosis associated with psoriasis: A case series

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-69

  Famularo, G ^a   Palmisano, A ^b   Afeltra, A ^c   Buzzulini, F ^c   Versari, A ^d   Minisola, G ^a   Vaglio, A ^b  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^d Hospital of Reggio Emilia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSORIASIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REMISSION; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; URETER STENT; URETER SURGERY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PSORIASIS; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 61649101743     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740802406187     Document Type: Letter

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