Mixed connective tissue disease associated with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 328-330

  Luostarinen, Liisa ^a   Himanen, Sari Leena ^b   Pirttilä, Tuula ^b   Molnar, Gabor ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Immunology; Mixed connective tissue disease; Polyradiculoneuropathy

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; MYALGIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON;

ADULT; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY;

EID: 0032882876     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009749950155544     Document Type: Article

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