MPO-ANCA-associated pseudovasculitis in cardiac myxoma

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 619-620

  Nishio, Yoshiyuki ^a,b   Ito, Y ^a   Iguchi, Y ^a   Sato, H ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac myxoma; Interleukin 6; Myeloperoxidase antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; Peudovasculitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; INTERLEUKIN 6; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; HEART MYXOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC; AUTOANTIBODIES; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR, RECOMBINANT; HEART NEOPLASMS; HEMATOPOIETIC CELL GROWTH FACTORS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-3; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MONOCYTES; MYXOMA; NEUTROPHILS; PEROXIDASE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 23644452686     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2005.01042.x     Document Type: Article

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