Nailfold capillaroscopic findings in systemic sclerosis related lung fibrosis and in idiopathic lung fibrosis

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 570-574

  Corrado, Addolorata ^a   Carpagnano, Giovanna Elisiana ^a   Gaudio, Annamaria ^a   Foschino Barbaro, Maria Pia ^a   Cantatore, Francesco Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capillaroscopy; Interstitial lung disease; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CAPILLARY DENSITY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAIL; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS; LUNG; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 78649909297     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2010.02.019     Document Type: Article

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