Transverse myelitis occurring in association with primary biliary cirrhosis and Sjogren's syndrome

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 830-833

  Anantharaju, Abhinandana ^a   Baluch, Mehdi ^a   Van Thiel, David H ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic liver disease; Primary biliary cirrhosis; Sjogren's syndrome; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODY; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIRMER TEST; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RECURRENCE; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; SPINAL CORD; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0037381288     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022821800714     Document Type: Article

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