Lethal pneumonitis under leflunomide therapy [2]

Rheumatology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1580-1581

  Vallbracht, Inka I ^b   Popper, H H ^a   Rieber, J ^b   Nowak, F ^b   Gallenberger, S ^b   Piper, B ^b   Helmke, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Burden of illness; Direct cost; Indirect cost; Osteoarthritis; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; LABORATORY TEST; LETHALITY; LETTER; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; ISOXAZOLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 28544432603     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kei076     Document Type: Letter

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