Spinal cord granulomatous vasculitis: An unusual clinical presentation of sarcoidosis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1408-1410

  Diri, Erdal ^a   Espinoza, Carmen G ^a   Espinoza, Luis R ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Granulomatous vasculitis; Methotrexate; Sarcoidosis; Spinal cord involvement

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; GRANULOMATOUS VASCULITIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOPSY; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; SARCOIDOSIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0033055304     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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