Myelodysplasia and acute myeloid leukaemia in a case of rheumatoid arthritis with secondary amyloidosis treated with chlorambucil

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 52, Issue MAY, 2004, Pages 423-425

  Balakrishnan, C ^a   Pathan, E ^a   Khodaiji, S ^a   Dasgupta, A ^a   Mangat, G ^a   Joshi, V R ^a  

^a P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; CHLORAMBUCIL;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHLORAMBUCIL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; MIDDLE AGED; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES;

EID: 13944276418     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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