Prolonged remission of neuro-Behcet disease following autologous transplantation

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-96

  De Cata, Angelo ^a   Intiso, D ^a   Bernal, M ^a   Molinaro, F ^a   Mazzoccoli, G ^a   D'Alessandro, V ^a   Greco, A ^a   Curci, S ^a   Sperandeo, M ^a   Frusciante, V ^a   Famularo, G ^b   Dallapiccola, B ^a   Vendemiale, G ^a  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAN CAMILLO DE LELLIS HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autolougus bone marrow transplantation; Behcet's disease; Neuro Behcet syndrome

Indexed keywords

CARMUSTINE; CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYSTEINE ETHYL ESTER TC 99M; CYTARABINE; ETOPOSIDE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; MELPHALAN; PREDNISONE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947721840     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200702000110     Document Type: Article

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