Myasthenia gravis and polymyositis as manifestations of chronic graft-versus-host-disease

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 397-399

  Tse, S ^a   Saunders, E F ^a   Silverman, E ^a   Vajsar, J ^a   Becker, L ^a   Meaney, B ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic graft versus host disease; Myasthenia gravis; Polymyositis

Indexed keywords

ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; POLYMYOSITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032967487     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701575     Document Type: Article

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