A case of autoimmune myopathy in pregnancy

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 109-112

  Pasrija, Shikha ^a,b   Rana, Ritu ^a   Sardana, Kabir ^a   Trivedi, S S ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Tagore Garden ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Myopathy; Polymyositis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; STEROID;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLYMYOSITIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17444413361     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.15087     Document Type: Article

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