Steroid hormones and disease activity during pregnancy in systemic lupus erythematosus

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 202-209

  Doria, Andrea ^a   Cutolo, Maurizio ^b   Ghirardello, Anna ^a   Zampieri, Sandra ^a   Vescovi, Francesca ^a   Sulli, Alberto ^b   Giusti, Massimo ^b   Piccoli, Antonio ^a   Grella, Pasquale ^a   Gambari, Pier Franca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Pregnancy; SLE activity; Steroid hormones; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PREDNISONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STEROID THERAPY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0036222523     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.10248     Document Type: Article

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