Infliximab treatment for severe granulomatous disease in common variable immunodeficiency: A case report and review of the literature

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 293-300

  Thatayatikom, Akaluck ^a   Thatayatikom, Sthorn ^b   White, Andrew J ^a  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; ETANERCEPT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INFLIXIMAB; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTAGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHIMERA; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMATOSIS; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SARCOIDOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25444511387     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61228-8     Document Type: Article

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