Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia in rheumatoid arthritis - A fatal case and short review of literature

Rheumatology International

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 391-393

  Kaushik, Prashant ^a   Cooper, E Shannon ^a   Banda, Venkat R ^a   Vatsavai, S Raju ^a   Kaushik, Richa ^a  

^a Baton Rouge General   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia; Cyclophosphamide; Prednisone; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BREATHING DISORDER; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE DURATION; FATALITY; FEVER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PANCYTOPENIA; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHORT SURVEY;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LUNG; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 21544476467     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-004-0514-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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