Hypereosinophilia presenting as eosinophilic vasculitis and multiple peripheral artery occlusions without organ involvement

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 677-679

  Kim, Sung Hwan ^a   Kim, Tae Bum ^a   Yun, Young Sun ^a   Shin, Jung Im ^a   Oh, Il Young ^a   Sir, Jung Ju ^a   Kim, Kyung Mook ^a   Park, Hye Kyung ^a   Kang, Hye Ryun ^a   Chang, Yoon Seok ^a   Kim, Yoon Keun ^a   Cho, Sang Heon ^a   Song, Yeong Wook ^a   Choi, Dong Chul ^b   Min, Kyung Up ^a   Kim, You Young ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CD40 Ligand; Hypereosinophilic Syndrome; Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644488973     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2005.20.4.677     Document Type: Article

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