Localised Wegener's granulomatosis in otolaryngology: A review of six cases

ORL

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 149-155

  Ahmad, Ijaz ^a,c   Lee, W C ^b   Nagendran, V ^a   Wilson, F ^a   Shortridge, R T J ^a  

^a RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; Immunosuppressants; Vasculitis; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0034018377     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000027736     Document Type: Article

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