Morphea, an unusual side effect of anti-TNF-alpha treatment

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 400-401

  Mattozzi, Carlo ^a   Richetta, Antonio Giovanni ^a   Cantisani, Carmen ^a   Giancristoforo, Simona ^a   D'Epiro, Sara ^a   Gonzalez Serva, Aldo ^b   Viola, Franca ^a   Cucchiara, Salvatore ^a   Calvieri, Stefano ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Cutaneous Histopathology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; AZATHIOPRINE; BETASONE DIPROPRIONATE; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; ISONIAZID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROHN DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MORPHEA; SCLERODERMA; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ROSACEA; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED; SKIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 77952825328     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2010.0946     Document Type: Letter

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