Progressive loss of lymphatic vessels in skin of patients with systemic sclerosis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 297-301

  Manetti, Mirko ^a   Milia, Anna Franca ^a   Guiducci, Serena ^a   Romano, Eloisa ^a   Matucci Cerinic, Marco ^a   Ibba Manneschi, Lidia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lymphatic vessels; Scleroderma; Skin; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

PODOPLANIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPH VESSEL ENDOTHELIUM; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN FIBROSIS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; BLOOD VESSELS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SKIN;

EID: 79551691564     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.100767     Document Type: Article

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