Cardiomyopathy in scleromyxedema: Report of a fatal case

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 852-853

  De Simone, Clara ^a   Castriota, Marina ^a   Carbone, Angelo ^a   Bettolo, Priscilla Marini ^a   Pieroni, Maurizio ^a   Rongioletti, Franco ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORTEZOMIB; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; GADOLINIUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; THALIDOMIDE;

ADULT; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMA CELL DYSCRASIA; SCLEROMYXEDEMA;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCLEROMYXEDEMA;

EID: 78649873462     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2010.1099     Document Type: Letter

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