A case report of a patient who has pure red cell aplasia and rheumatoid arthritis

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 505-512

  Üstün, Celalettin ^a   Karavelioǧlu, Didem ^a   Ilhan, Osman ^a   Aydintuǧ, Olcay ^a   Beksaç, Meral ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antihymocyte globulin; Cyclosporin A; Methylprednisolone; Pure red cell aplasia; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE RED CELL ANEMIA; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; RED-CELL APLASIA, PURE;

EID: 0031404559     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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