Soft tissue atrophy after corticosteroid injection

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 373-374

  Papadopoulos, Patricia J ^a,b   Edison, Jess D ^a,b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; TRIAMCINOLONE HEXACETONIDE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENT DISORDER; TENOSYNOVITIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ATROPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; TENOSYNOVITIS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 67149088936     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.76a.08096     Document Type: Note

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