A possible novel mechanism of opportunistic infection in systemic lupus erythematosus, based on a case of toxoplasmic encephalopathy [4]

Rheumatology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1072-1073

  Seta, N ^a   Shimizu, T ^a   Nawata, M ^a   Wada, R ^a   Mori, K ^a   Sekigawa, I ^a   Iida, N ^a   Maeda, M ^a   Hashimoto, H ^b  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA ANTIBODY; FANSIDAR; PREDNISONE; SULFAMONOMETHOXINE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LETTER; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0036735153     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/41.9.1072     Document Type: Letter

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