Refractory multicentric reticulohistiocytosis treated by infliximab: Two cases

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 97-99

  Sellam, Jérémie ^a   Job Deslandre, Chantal ^a   Dubreuil, Fabienne ^b   Arfi, Serge ^b   Kahan, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE FORT DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Anti TNF ; Infliximab; Monoclonal antibody; Multicentric reticulo histiocytosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHLORAMBUCIL; CHLORMETHINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; ETANERCEPT; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HAND INJURY; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RETICULOHISTIOCYTOSIS; SEIZURE; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15844423008     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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