Liver fibrosis screening for patients with psoriasis taking methotrexate: A cross-sectional study comparing transient elastography and liver biopsy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1125-1127

  Bray, A P J J ^a   Barnova, I ^b   Przemioslo, R ^b   Kennedy, C T C ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; PROCOLLAGEN TYPE 3 AMINOPROPEPTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RADIOLOGIST; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS;

EID: 84860318154     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10657.x     Document Type: Letter

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