Diffuse Scleroderma, With Case Report and Autopsy Findings
Authors: Harold Gordon
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1929)

Article1 June 1929Diffuse Scleroderma, With Case Report and Autopsy FindingsHAROLD GORDON, M.D.HAROLD GORDON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-2-12-1309 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptScleroderma is a rare disease in the experience of any one observer. This is especially true of the diffuse form of the disease. 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Google Scholar(43) ROWLAND RS: Xanthomatosis and the reticulo-endothelial system, Arch. Int. Med., 42: 611, (Nov.), 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(44) WARTHIN AS: Personal communication to the author. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Ann Arbor, Michigan*From the Department of Pathology, University of Michigan. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySCLERODERMA AND DERMATOMYOSITIS.*DERMATOMYOSITIS AND PROGRESSIVE SCLERODERMA 1 June 1929Volume 2, Issue 12Page: 1309-1322KeywordsAutopsy pathologyScleroderma ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1929 PDF downloadLoading ...