A case of Behçet's disease associated with neuromyopathy induced by combination therapy with colchicine and cyclosporin

Ryumachi

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-50

  Fujii, Yuko ^a   Arimura, Yoshihiro ^a   Takahashi, Naoko ^a   Toki, Takeshi ^a   Marumo, Tomofumi ^a   Yoshihara, Ken ^a   Nakabayashi, Kimimasa ^a   Yamada, Akira ^a  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Cyclosporine; Neuromyopathy

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; CYCLOSPORIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GENITAL ULCER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; MYOPATHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PARESTHESIA; PATHOGENESIS; POLYNEUROPATHY; UVEITIS;

BEHCET SYNDROME; COLCHICINE; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0037303532     PISSN: 03009157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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