Wegener's granulomatosis with a possible thyroidal involvement

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 956-958

  Ozdogu, Hakan ^a,b   Boga, Can ^a,b   Bolat, Filiz ^a,b   Ertorer, Melek Eda ^a,b  

^a Adana Medical Center ^*

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Infliximab; Subacute thyroiditis; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; INFLIXIMAB;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; COMORBIDITY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBACUTE THYROIDITIS; THYROID DISEASE; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 33744927676     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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