Muscle cramps and weakness secondary to graft versus host disease fasciitis [1]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 320-322

  Carroll, Camille B ^a,b   Hilton, D A ^a   Hamon, M ^a   Zajicek, J P ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b 1TTC BUILDING ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fasciitis; Graft versus host disease; Muscle cramps

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; FASCIITIS; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PLASMACYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; GENES, MHC CLASS I; GLOBULINS; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE WEAKNESS;

EID: 16444379764     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2004.00964.x     Document Type: Letter

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