Intravenous immunoglobulins and octreotide as treatment of intestinal pseudo-obstruction revealing a recurrence of polymyositis [7]

Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1072-1073

  Marie, I ^a,b   Kerleau, J M ^a   Ducrotte, P ^a   Denis, P ^a   Maillot, C ^a   Levesque, H ^a   Courtois, H ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CISAPRIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; OCTREOTIDE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0034794960     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/40.9.1072     Document Type: Letter

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