Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for Behçet's disease with pulmonary involvement: Analysis after 5 years of follow up

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-129

  Maurer, B ^a   Hensel, M ^a   Max, R ^a   Fiehn, C ^a   Ho, A D ^a   Lorenz, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CD34 ANTIGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MELPHALAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; EX VIVO STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SEROLOGY; STEM CELL MOBILIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSPLANTATION CONDITIONING;

EID: 29144483294     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2005.035410     Document Type: Article

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