Reinfection with chlamydia pneumoniae may induce isolated and systemic vasculitis in small and large vessels

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 104, 1997, Pages 37-40

  Ljungström, Lars ^a   Franzén, Christer ^a   Schlaug, Marianne ^a   Elowson, Sören ^a   Viidas, Unni ^b  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Falköping Community Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT MEMBRANE ANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGAN SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; REINFECTION; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; SERODIAGNOSIS; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS; THIGH; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT DISEASE; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0030611321     PISSN: 03008878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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