Blau syndrome (familial granulomatous arthritis, iritis, and rash) in an African-American family

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 30-34

  Cuesta, Inocencio Antonio ^a   Moore, Ellen C ^a   Rabah, Rajah ^a   Bawle, Erawat V ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blau syndrome; Corticosteroids; Early onset sarcoidoisis; Etanercept; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; ETANERCEPT; EYE DROPS; METHOTREXATE; NAPROXEN; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; BLAU SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IRITIS; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE; NEGRO; PEDIGREE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; SYNDROME; SYNOVIUM; UVEITIS;

EID: 0034006361     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124743-200002000-00005     Document Type: Article

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