Rare association of antiphospholipid syndrome and Takayasu arteritis

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 821-822

  Santiago, Mittermayer B ^a   Paz, Otávio ^b  

^a HOSPITAL SANTA IZABEL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid syndrome; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Takayasu arteritis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG RESPONSE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; TAKAYASU'S ARTERITIS;

EID: 34147165634     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-006-0277-3     Document Type: Article

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