Devic's syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosus and probable antiphospholipid syndrome [7]

Rheumatology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 693-695

  Ferreira, Susana A M P ^a   Marques, P ^a   Carneiro, E ^a   D'Cruz, D ^b   Gama, G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ENOXAPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NEPHRITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; PARESTHESIA;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; PARESTHESIA;

EID: 21244440715     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh560     Document Type: Letter

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