Localized severe scleroderma: A retrospective study of 26 pediatric patients

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 476-480

  Beltramelli, Matilde ^a   Vercellesi, Paolo ^a   Frasin, Adina ^b   Gelmetti, Carlo ^b   Corona, Fabrizia ^a  

^a Fondazione Policlinico Mangiagalli e Regina Elena   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMOLLIENT AGENT; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLAMINE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCLERODERMA; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOLLIENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLAMINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STEROIDS; THERMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957298465     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01258.x     Document Type: Article

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