Ten-year experience of juvenile dermatomyositis: A retrospective study

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-73

  Chiu, Shih Kai ^a   Yang, Yao Hsu ^a   Wang, Li Chieh ^a   Chiang, Bor Luen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Child; Child, preschool; Dermatomyositis; Prognosis; Retrospective studies; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOSPORIN A; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; AMYOPATHIC DERMATOMYOSITIS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISSEMINATED CALCINOSIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DUODENUM PERFORATION; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MONOTHERAPY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOSIS; RASH; REMISSION; RETROPERITONEAL ABSCESS; SEX RATIO; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TAIWAN; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; DEATH; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; MUSCLE; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ARTHRALGIA; CALCINOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; MUSCLES; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34347374123     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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