Successful treatment of Behçet's syndrome in an African female patient with thalidomide

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 518-520

  Lewis, D A ^a   Amerasinghe, C N ^a   Murphy, S M ^a  

^a CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beh et's syndrome; Black African female; Thalidomide

Indexed keywords

THALIDOMIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AFRICA; NEGRO; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AFRICA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BEHCET SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; THALIDOMIDE;

EID: 0030300028     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462961918446     Document Type: Article

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