Beneficial effect of glucocorticosteroids for esophageal varices due to idiopathic portal hypertension following systemic lupus erythematosus

Japanese Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 40-47

  Yamamoto, Motohisa ^a   Taniguchi, Hiroaki ^a   Ohara, Mikiko ^a   Suzuki, Chisako ^a   Naishiro, Yasuyoshi ^a   Ozeki, Itaru ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroyuki ^a   Takahashi, Hiroki ^a   Imai, Kohzoh ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Esophageal varix; Glucocorticosteroid; Idiopathic portal hypertension; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE;

EID: 2342629306     PISSN: 09114300     EISSN: 13497413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2177/jsci.27.40     Document Type: Article

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