Eosinophilia and hyperimmunoglobulinemia E as the presenting manifestations of Wegener's granulomatosis

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 333-335

  Kamali, S ^a   Kasapoglu, E ^a   Akturk F ^a   Gul A ^a   Inanc, M ^a   Ocal L ^a   Aral, O ^a   Konice, M ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Eosinophilia; Hyperimmunoglobulinemia E; Intra alveolar haemorrhage; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERIMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA E; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SKIN DISEASE; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADULT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; JOB'S SYNDROME; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0344897684     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-003-0725-2     Document Type: Article

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