Pentoxifylline-induced aseptic meningitis in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease

Neurology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1468-1469

  Mathian, Alexis ^a   Amoura, Zahir ^a   Piette, Jean Charles ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENTOXIFYLLINE;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; COLD INJURY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON;

EID: 0037069276     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000032107.87017.DA     Document Type: Article

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