Oral pulsed high-dose dexamethasone for myositis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 102-105

  Van Der Meulen, M F G ^a   Hoogendijk, J E ^a   Wokke, J H J ^a   De Visser, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Polymyositis; Pulsed dexamethasone; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CREATINE KINASE; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYALGIA; MYOSITIS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0034104025     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007789     Document Type: Article

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