A patient with familial Takayasu's arteritis presenting with fever of unknown origin

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 351-353

  Tsai, Ming Jer ^a   Lin, Shih Chiang ^a   Wang, Jou Kou ^a   Chou, Chen Cheng ^a   Chiang, Bor Luen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fever of unknown origin; Takayasu's arteritis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLLAGEN DISEASE; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; STEROID THERAPY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; TAKAYASU'S ARTERITIS;

EID: 0031744881     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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