Uncommon features of polyarteritis nodosa: Psychosis and angio-oedema

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 353-356

  Fernandes, S R M ^a   Coimbra, I B ^a   Costallat, L T L ^a   Ribeiro Filho, J E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arteriography; Facial oedema; Polyarteritis nodosa; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVEDO RETICULARIS; MESENTERY BLOOD VESSEL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE;

ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SKIN DISEASES, VASCULAR;

EID: 0031666489     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01451022     Document Type: Article

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