Clinical Improvement in a Patient With Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis and Chronic Hepatitis B After Prosorba Column Immunoadsorption: A One-Year Followup

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 722-723

  Mugnier, B ^a   Poullin, P ^a   Lefevre, P ^a   Roudier, J ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A;

ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNOADSORBENT; IMMUNOADSORPTION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 0142031511     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.11193     Document Type: Article

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