Pregnant patient with dermatomyositis successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 119-121

  Mosca, M ^a   Strigini, F ^a   Carmignani, A ^a   D'Ascanio, A ^a   Genazzani, A R ^a   Bombardieri, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MYOSITIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RARE DISEASE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 13444292839     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.20913     Document Type: Article

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