Ultrasonographic abnormalities of wrist and metacarpophalangeal joints in a cohort of Egyptian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation and autoantibodies, affecting different organs. Musculoskeletal manifestations are one of the most common manifestations in SLE, usually nonerosive and nondeforming. Musculoskeletal ultrasono...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-01-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2019;volume=31;issue=4;spage=951;epage=957;aulast=Shedid |