Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging features in a patient with eosinophilic fasciitis

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 414-417

  Chan, V ^a   Soans, B ^a   Mathers, D ^b  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic fasciitis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EOSINOPHILIC FASCIITIS; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INDURATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X RAY;

ADULT; EOSINOPHILIA; FASCIITIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 7044235250     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0004-8461.2004.01331.x     Document Type: Article

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