Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in the antiphospholipid syndrome: Spectrum of disease and treatment

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 805-807

  Gertner, Elie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolar Hemorrhage; Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032937286     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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