Localized Wegener's granulomatosis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1466-1470

  Marzano, A V ^a   Balice, Y ^a   Papini, M ^b   Testa, R ^b   Berti, E ^a,c   Crosti, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; granulomatous necrotizing vasculitis; skin; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE; THALIDOMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CASE REPORT; CHEEK MUCOSA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 81155137936     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03970.x     Document Type: Article

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