Acute dermatomyositis with subcutaneous generalized edema

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 898-900

  Werner de Castro, Gláucio R ^a   Appenzeller, Simone ^a   Bértolo, Manoel B ^a   Costallat, Lílian T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Edema; Gamma globulin

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CHLOROQUINE; CORTICOSTEROID; ENOXAPARIN; ENZYME; HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IRRITANT AGENT; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANASARCA; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FATALITY; FATTY LIVER; GASTRITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCELE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETREATMENT; SHOCK LUNG; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN PRURITUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EDEMA; FATAL OUTCOME; GAMMA-GLOBULINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33749167109     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-005-0053-9     Document Type: Article

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