Lower limb hypertrophic osteoarthropathy can reveal aortic graft infection in Behçet syndrome [5]

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 117-118

  de Lastours, V ^a   Lidove, O ^a   Lieberherr, D ^a   Laissy, J P ^a   Lebtahi, R ^a   Cerceau, J ^b   Leseche G ^b   Hayem, G ^a   Papo, T ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AORTA GRAFT; AXILLOFEMORAL ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; BEHCET DISEASE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG MEGADOSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC OSTEOARTHROPATHY; INFECTION COMPLICATION; LABORATORY TEST; LEG DISEASE; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC DISEASES; BEHCET SYNDROME; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; DUODENAL DISEASES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; OSTEOARTHROPATHY, SECONDARY HYPERTROPHIC; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 29844435770     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kei226     Document Type: Letter

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