Subclinical Sjörgen's syndrome and anti-Ro/SSA-positive autoimmune fatigue syndrome in children

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 201-205

  Itoh, Yasuhiko ^a   Imai, Taiyo ^a   Fujino, Osamu ^a   Igarashi, Tohru ^a   Fukunaga, Yoshitaka ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti Ro SSA; Antinuclear antibodies (ANA); Autoimmune fatigue syndrome (AIFS); Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS); Sj gren's syndrome (SS)

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; DNA ANTIBODY; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN ANTIBODY; RO ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIP BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0042672943     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101650200035     Document Type: Article

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