Successful treatment of mesenteric vasculities caused by henoch-Schönlein purpura with methylprednisolone pulse therapy

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 140-142

  Wang, L ^a   Huang, F C ^a   Ko, S F ^a   Cheng, M T ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Henoch Sch nlein purpura; Mesenteric vasculitis; Methylprednisolone pulse therapy; Purpura; Steroid; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE WALL; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; VASCULITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; EXANTHEMA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0038309739     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-002-0676-z     Document Type: Article

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