Crohn's disease plus Takayasu's arteritis: More than coincidence?

Annales de Medecine Interne

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 75-76

  Maksimowicz McKinnon, Kathleen ^a   Hoffman, Gary S ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; MINOCYCLINE;

ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; BEHCET DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; SEX RATIO; IMMUNOLOGY; NOTE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CROHN DISEASE; HUMANS; SEX FACTORS; TAKAYASU'S ARTERITIS;

EID: 0041820155     PISSN: 0003410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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