Iatrogenic Kaposi's sarcoma following immunosuppressive therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus [3]

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 674-

  El Maghraoui, Abdellah ^a   Sekkach, Y ^a   Qacif, H ^a   Abouzahir, A ^a   Ghafir, D ^a   Ohayon, V ^a   Archane, M I ^a  

^a MILITARY HOSPITAL MOHAMMED V   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISONE;

GENITAL HERPES; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HYPOKALEMIA; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KAPOSI SARCOMA; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; PREDNISONE; SARCOMA, KAPOSI;

EID: 0141884212     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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