Irradiation-induced morphea: X-rays as triggers of autoimmunity

Dermatology

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-12

  Laetsch, B ^a   Hofer, T ^b   Lombriser, N ^a   Lautenschlager, S ^a  

^a TRIEMLI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Private Practice   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Breast; Morphea; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; ERYSIPELAS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MASTALGIA; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORBIDITY; MORPHEA; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; SKIN DISCOLORATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; X RAY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOIMMUNITY; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK FACTORS; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED;

EID: 80053938366     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330324     Document Type: Review

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