Pulse therapy as a cure for autoimmune diseases

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 323-328

  Pasricha, J S ^a,b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Skin Diseases Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BETAMETHASONE; CEFADROXIL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOSE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INSULIN; KETOCONAZOLE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACNE; AMENORRHEA; ANEMIA; ASEPTIC NECROSIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AZOOSPERMIA; BAD TASTE; BONE PAIN; CANDIDIASIS; CATARACT; COMORBIDITY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; HAIR LOSS; HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS; HICCUP; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LEUKOPENIA; LOOSE FECES; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MOUTH ULCER; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEMPHIGUS; PEPTIC ULCER; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN INFECTION; STRIA; TASTE DISORDER; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33646460115     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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