Chronic fatigue syndrome in patients with macrophagic myofasciitis

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 569-570

  Authier, François Jérôme ^a   Sauvat, Stéphane ^a   Champey, Julien ^a   Drogou, Irène ^a   Coquet, Michèle ^a   Gherardi, Romain K ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; GADOLINIUM; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DELTOID MUSCLE; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MACROPHAGIC MYOFASCIITIS; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; MYALGIA; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCINTIGRAPHY; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FASCIITIS; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSITIS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0037331231     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.10740     Document Type: Article

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