Prevalence of dermatophytosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-40

  Bicer, Ali ^a   Tursen, Umit ^a   Cimen, Ozlem Bolgen ^a   Kaya, Tamer Irfan ^a   Ozisik, Sacettin ^a   Ikizoglu, Guliz ^a   Erdogan, Canan ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dermatophytosis; Methotrexate therapy; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sulfasalazine

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAIL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STEROID THERAPY; TINEA PEDIS;

EID: 12244297769     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-002-0238-3     Document Type: Article

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