Scleroderma and autoimmune thrombocytopenia associated with ingestion of l-tryptophan
- 1 May 1993
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 128 (5) , 581-583
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1993.tb00241.x
Abstract
We report the occurrence of scleroderma and autoimmune thrombocytopenia in a patient who took l-tryptophan as a muscle-building adjuvant. This is the first time such an association has heen reported.Keywords
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