A long-term follow-up study of methotrexate in juvenile localized scleroderma (morphea)

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1151-1156

  Zulian, Francesco ^a   Vallongo, Cristina ^a   Patrizi, Annalisa ^b   Belloni Fortina, Anna ^a   Cutrone, Mario ^c   Alessio, Maria ^d   Martino, Silvana ^e   Gerloni, Valeria ^f   Vittadello, Fabio ^a   Martini, Giorgia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Children Hospital of Mestre   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f Department of Rheumatology   (Italy)

Author keywords

localized scleroderma; methotrexate; morphea; outcome; prednisone; safety; thermography

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; JUVENILE LOCALIZED SCLERODERMA; LIVER TOXICITY; LOCALIZED SCLERODERMA; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84869141718     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.03.036     Document Type: Article

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