Systemic lupus erythematosus with refractory hemolytic anemia effectively treated with cyclosporin A: A case report

Lupus

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 483-485

  Wang, S W ^a   Cheng, Tien Tsai ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin A; Hemolytic anemia; Lupus

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DANAZOL; HEMOGLOBIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA DISEASE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VASCULITIS;

ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE;

EID: 21844461082     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0961203305lu2090cr     Document Type: Article

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