Do Behçet's syndrome patients with acne and arthritis comprise a true subset? Comment on the article by Hatemi et al

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1201-1202

  Priori, R ^a   Ceccarelli, F ^a   Milani, S ^a   Testaverde, L ^a   Accorinti, M ^a   Valesini, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ACNE; ANAMNESIS; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTHRITIS; BEHCET DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW BACK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SACROILIITIS;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; BEHCET SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249171422     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24451     Document Type: Letter

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