Sulfasalazine in the prevention of anterior uveitis associated with ankylosing spondylitis

Eye

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 340-343

  Benitez Del Castillo, Jose M ^a   Garcia Sanchez, Julian ^a   Iradier, Teresa ^a   Bañares, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Anterior uveitis; Bowel inflammation; Sulfasalazine

Indexed keywords

SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLOOD EYE BARRIER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033940672     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2000.84     Document Type: Article

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