Pulmonary vasculitis in Behçet disease: A cumulative analysis

Chest

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2243-2253

  Uzun, Oǧuz ^a,b   Akpolat, Tekin ^a   Erkan, Levent ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b University of 19 Mayis   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Beh et disease; Immunosuppression; Pulmonary artery aneurysm; Pulmonary thromboembolic disease; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

BEHCET DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUBLICATION; PULMONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; PULMONARY VASCULITIS; REVIEW; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULITIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS; ANEURYSM; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ANEURYSM; BEHCET SYNDROME; COMORBIDITY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INCIDENCE; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21844465661     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.127.6.2243     Document Type: Article

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