Successful treatment with regimen of intravenous gammaglobulin and cyclophosphamide for dermatomyositis accompanied by interstitial pneumonia, opportunistic infection and steroid psychosis

Allergology International

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-202

  Murota, Hiroyuki ^a   Muroi, Eiji ^b   Yamaoka, Toshifumi ^b   Hamasaki, Youichirou ^c   Katayama, Ichiro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Combination; Dermatomyositis; Gammaglobulin; Immunosuppressive drugs; Interstitial pneumonia

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LABORATORY TEST; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REMISSION;

EID: 33745662386     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.55.199     Document Type: Article

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