Arterial occlusion in systemic lupus erythematosus: A good prognostic sign?

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 602-605

  Rocha, Maria Cristina ^a   Vilar, Maria José Pereira ^b   Freire, Eutília Andrade Maedeiros ^c   Santiago, Mittermayer Barreto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SANTA IZABEL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Peripheral gangrene; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Vascular occlusion; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CHLORPROPAMIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; METHOTREXATE; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VASCULITIS; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 27844606365     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-005-1111-z     Document Type: Article

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