Multifocal idiopathic fibrosclerosis: Treatment of 2 cases with cyclosporine

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 358-361

  Al Harthy, Fayez ^a   Esdaile, John ^a   Berean, Kenneth W ^b   Chalmers, Andrew ^b,c  

^a Division of Rheumatology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Mary Pack Arthritis Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine; Multifocal idiopathic fibrosclerosis; Retroperitoneal fibrosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CALCIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; ETIDRONIC ACID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TAMOXIFEN; VITAMIN D;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AGED; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MALE; MULTIFOCAL IDIOPATHIC FIBROSCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CYCLOSPORINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER;

EID: 32144440770     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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