Myositis associated graft-versus-host-disease presenting as respiratory muscle weakness

Thorax

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 82-84

  Stephenson, A L ^a   Mackenzie, I R A ^a   Levy, R D ^a   Road, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Graft versus host disease; Myositis; Respiratory muscle weakness

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; CYCLOSPORIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CREATININE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYOSITIS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0035156687     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.56.1.82     Document Type: Article

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