Intravenous cyclophosphamide pulse therapy for refractory juvenile dermatomyositis

Ryumachi

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 895-902

  Nakashima, Shoko ^a   Mori, Masaaki ^a   Miyamae, Takako ^a   Ito, Shuuichi ^a   Ibe, Masaaki ^a   Aihara, Yuko ^a   Yokota, Shumpei ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Intravenous cyclophosphamide (IVCY) pulse therapy; Plasma exchange (PE); Refractory juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM)

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CREATINE KINASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MUSCLE ENZYME; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036963587     PISSN: 03009157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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