Dramatic aneurysm regression in polyarteritis nodosa following high dose pulse cyclophosphamide

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1320-1321

  Raza, Karim ^a   Carruthers, David M ^a   Exley, Andrew R ^a   Thambyrajah, Jeet ^a   Bacon, Paul A ^a   Rowe, Ian F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MICROANEURYSM; NECROTIZING ARTERITIS; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADULT; ANEURYSM; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG;

EID: 0034061310     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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