Schnitzler's syndrome treated successfully with intravenous pulse cyclophosphamide

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 328-330

  Peterlana, D ^a   Puccetti, A ^b   Tinazzi, E ^a   Simeoni, S ^a   Lunardi, Claudio ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Section of Internal Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REMISSION; SCHNITZLER SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA;

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; RARE DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHNITZLER SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24044513638     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740510017733     Document Type: Article

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