Azathioprine toxicity mimicking a relapse of Wegener's granulomatosis [3]

Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 831-832

  Reinhold Keller, E ^a   Schmitt, W H ^a   Gross, W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; THIOPURINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEVER; HEMOFILTRATION; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SHOCK; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

AZATHIOPRINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0034899979     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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