An overlap syndrome involving autoimmune hepatitis and systemic lupus erythematosus in childhood

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 2764-2767

  Usta, Yusuf ^a   Gurakan, Figen ^a   Akcoren, Zuhal ^a   Ozen, Seza ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Overlap syndrome and treatment; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; DELTACORTRIL; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA ANTIBODY; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD CARE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; COOMBS POSITIVE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAUNDICE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALAISE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 34250704644     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i19.2764     Document Type: Article

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