Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for severe/refractory intestinal Behcet disease [5]

Blood

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 748-750

  Rossi, Gabriele ^a   Moretta, Antonia ^b   Locatelli, Franco ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CD34 ANTIGEN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUDARABINE; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTHRALGIA; AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DIARRHEA; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; MOUTH ULCER; PAPULE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0942266014     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2003-10-3617     Document Type: Letter

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