Pulmonary involvement in juvenile dermatomyositis: A two-year longitudinal study

Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 216-220

  Trapani, S ^a,b   Camiciottoli, G ^a   Vierucci, A ^a   Pistolesi, M ^a   Falcini, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Juvenile dermatomyositis; Pulmonary function tests

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CARBON MONOXIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GAS DIFFUSION; HUMAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0035090625     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/40.2.216     Document Type: Article

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