Positive temporal artery biopsy in a patient on therapeutic doses of steroids for six years [18]

Eye

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 250-251

  Murgatroyd, H ^a   Milne, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

AGED; AMNESIA; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; SIDE EFFECT; TEMPORAL ARTERY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0035037359     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2001.83     Document Type: Letter

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