Colonic ulcers in propylthiouracil induced vasculitis with secondary antiphospholipid syndrome

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 955, 2005, Pages 338-340

  Gaburri, P D ^a   Chebli, J M F ^a   Attalla, A ^a   Pereira, C M N ^b   Bonfante, H L ^b   Martins Jr , E V ^b   Gaburri, A K ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Monte Sinai Juiz de Fora   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PROPYLTHIOURACIL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON ULCER; COLONOSCOPY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; POLYARTHRITIS; VASCULITIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; COLONIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; ULCER; VASCULITIS;

EID: 18844440160     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2004.026104     Document Type: Article

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