Tumoral calcinosis of thoracic spine associated with systemic sclerosis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2552-2553

  Ogawa, Takehiko ^a   Ogura, Takehisa ^a   Hayashi, Norihide ^a   Hirata, Ayako ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DILTIAZEM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CALCINOSIS; URINE INCONTINENCE;

CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SPINE;

EID: 70450189495     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090274     Document Type: Article

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