Takayasu's arteritis on steroid therapy: Seven years follow-up

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 41, Issue , 1999, Pages 355-358

  Del Corso, L ^a   Moruzzo, D ^a   Agelli, M ^a   Pentimone, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood sedimentation; Follow up studies; Prednisone therapeutic use; Takayasu's arteritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREDNISONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TAKAYASU'S ARTERITIS;

EID: 0033252622     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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