Rifamycin SV Administered by Intra-Articular Infiltrations Shows Disease Modifying Activity in Patients with Pauci- or Polyarticular Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 243-256

  Caruso, I ^a   Principi, N ^a   D'urbino, G ^a   Santandrea, S ^a   Boccassini, L ^a   Montrone, F ^a   Puttini, P C Sarzi ^a   Bombaci, A ^a   Bozzato, A ^a   Azzolini, V ^a   Acqua, D Dell‘ ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intra articular; Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; Oligoarthritis; Polyarthritis; Rifamycin sv

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; RIFAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRIDOCYCLITIS; JOINT FUNCTION; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYARTHRITIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REMISSION; SKIN ALLERGY; SYNOVITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; JOINTS; MALE; RIFAMYCINS; SYNOVITIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0027723499     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: 14732300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030006059302100503     Document Type: Article

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