Exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis after termination of chemotherapy for breast carcinoma

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1988-1990

  Rosenstein, Elliot D ^a,b,c,e   Kramer, Neil ^a,b,c   Leitner, Stuart P ^a   Michaelson, Richard A ^a,d  

^a SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SBMC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d SBMC   (Bangladesh)

^e Arthr/Rheum Dis Ctr St Barnabas   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Methotrexate; Palindromic rheumatism; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

AURANOFIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0029952940     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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