Failure of pulse intravenous methylprednisolone treatment in juvenile dermatomyositis

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 429-432

  Lang, B ^a   Dooley, J ^a  

^a Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CREATINE KINASE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VOMITING;

EID: 0029922858     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70295-0     Document Type: Article

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