What Causes Pleural Thickening?
- Scleroderma - Treatment for Skin Thickening
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- Introduction
- Risk Factors
- Symptoms and Complications
- Causes
- Diagnosis
Treatment for Skin Thickening
Nitroglycerin is a quick acting nitrate and is used as an ointment (Nitro-Bid, Nitrol, Nitrong, and Nitrostat) to treat hardened skin. Before applying it, remove any ointment that remains from the previous application.
Phototherapy
UVA-1 Phototherapy. Phototherapy (light therapy) is now considered by some experts to be the treatment of choice for local scleroderma. Specifically, doctors favor an approach called ultraviolet A-1 (UVA-1) radiation. This treatment...
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Pleural fluid analysis
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