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High frequency ultrasound can detect improvement of lesions in juvenile localized scleroderma

Francesco PortaDepartment of Sperimental and Clinical Medicine, Section Rheumatology, AOUC, University of Florence, Florence, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Olga KaloudiDepartment of Sperimental and Clinical Medicine, Section Rheumatology, AOUC, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Alice GarzittoDepartment of Surgery and Translational Medicine, Dermatology Clinic, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Francesca PrignanoDepartment of Surgery and Translational Medicine, Dermatology Clinic, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Francesca NacciDepartment of Sperimental and Clinical Medicine, Section Rheumatology, AOUC, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Fernanda FalciniDepartment of Sperimental and Clinical Medicine, Section Rheumatology, AOUC, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Marco Matucci CerinicDepartment of Sperimental and Clinical Medicine, Section Rheumatology, AOUC, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Pages 869-873 | Received 18 Mar 2013, Accepted 24 May 2013, Published online: 18 Oct 2013

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