Outcome of protein-losing gastroenteropathy in systemic lupus erythematosus treated with prednisolone and azathioprine

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 425-429

  Mok, C C ^b   Ying, K Y ^a   Mak, A ^b   To, C H ^b   Szeto, M L ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complications; Enteropathy; Gastrointestinal; Serositis; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN TC 99M; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; INFECTION; LARGE INTESTINE; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MALABSORPTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PSYCHOSIS; RELAPSE; SMALL INTESTINE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; AZATHIOPRINE; DIARRHEA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES; SERUM ALBUMIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645283636     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kei164     Document Type: Article

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