A rare association of localized scleroderma type morphea, vitiligo, autoimmune hypothyroidism, pneumonitis, autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura and central nervous system vasculitis. Case report

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Bonilla Abadía, Fabio ^a   Muñoz Buitrón, Evelyn ^b,c   Ochoa, Carlos D ^a   Carrascal, Edwin ^d   Cañas, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ICESI   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS DE LA HABANA   (Cuba)

^c FUNDACIÓN VALLE DEL LILI   (Colombia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Central nervous system vasculitis; Localized scleroderma; Morphea; Multiple autoimmune syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PNEUMONIA; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; VASCULITIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; VITILIGO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871195200     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-689     Document Type: Article

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