Subclinical pulmonary haemorrhage causing a restrictive lung defect in three siblings with a unique urticarial vasculitis syndrome

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 309-313

  Al Riyami, B M S ^a   Al Kaabi, J K ^a   Elagib, E M ^a   El Khatim, H S ^a   Woodhouse, N J Y ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Subclinical pulmonary haemorrhage; Urticarial vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOSIDERIN; INDOMETACIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; TERFENADINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URTICARIA; VASCULITIS;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SIBLINGS; SYNDROME; URTICARIA; VASCULAR HEMOSTATIC DISORDERS;

EID: 0345328730     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-003-0738-x     Document Type: Article

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