Intra-Cutaneous Congo Red in Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Intra-cutaneous Congo red in rheumatoid arthritis.
It has been claimed that, in patients with amyloidosis, the presence of amyloid material in the skin may be demonstrated by the intracutaneous injection of Congo red (Philpott and Freshman, 1936; Nomland, 1936). In the presence of amyloidosis, the area of staining is said to be more intense and to persist for a longer time than in normal skin. Recently this technique has been employed by Laine,...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1957
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.16.2.225