Polyarthralgia-arthritis syndrome induced by low doses of rifabutin

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1201-1202

  Le Gars, Laurence ^a,b   Collon, Thierry ^a,b   Picard, Odile ^a,b   Kaplan, Gérard ^a,b   Berenbaum, Francis ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b Department of Rheumatology ^*

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Arthralgia; Arthritis; Drug interactions; Rifabutin

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; RIFABUTIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032963704     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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