Vasculitic neuropathy in association with chronic graft-versus-host disease

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 68-70

  Gabriel, Carolyn M ^a   Goldman, John M ^b   Lucas, Sebastian ^a   Hughes, Richard A C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Chronic myeloid leukaemia; Graft versus host disease; Multiple mononeuropathy; Neuropathy; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ALEMTUZUMAB; ALPHA INTERFERON; AZATHIOPRINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; HYDROXYUREA; LYMPHOKINE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; MONONEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; ARTERIES; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SURAL NERVE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0032868847     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(99)00172-0     Document Type: Article

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