Arthritis associated with recurrent erythema multiforme responding to oral acyclovir

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 415-417

  Molnar, I ^a   Matulis, M ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Arthritis; Erythema multiforme

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFPROZIL; INDOMETACIN; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROCENTESIS; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDEMA; ELBOW DISEASE; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MOUTH ULCER; OTITIS MEDIA; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; TONSILLITIS; WRIST DISEASE;

ACYCLOVIR; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ARTHRITIS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036741987     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100670200111     Document Type: Article

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