Peripheral ulcerative keratitis in rheumatoid arthritis: Successful use of intravenous cyclophosphamide and comparison of clinical and serological characteristics

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 961-962

  Clewes, A R ^a   Dawson, J K ^b   Kaye, S ^a   Bucknall, R C ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST HELENS AND KNOWSLEY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KERATITIS; MALE; PERIPHERAL ULCERATIVE KERATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEROLOGY; SIDE EFFECT; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CORNEAL ULCER; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 19544380587     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2004.023283     Document Type: Article

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