A case of acute pneumonitis associated with leflunomide treatment

Respiratory Medicine Extra

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 35-37

  Collier, Gareth ^a   Flood Page, P ^b  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Chest Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Interstitial lung disease; Leflunomide; Pneumonitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; GOLD; HYDROCORTISONE; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LABORATORY TEST; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SIGMOID VOLVULUS;

EID: 33646480793     PISSN: 17449049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmedx.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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