Long-term prognosis of patients with juvenile dermatomyositis initially treated with intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 621-624

  Huang, J L ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Juvenile dermatomyositis; Methylprednisolone

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MUSCLE ENZYME; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PROGNOSIS; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032855141     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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