A patient with antisynthetase syndrome associated with deforming arthritis and periarticular calcinosis sine myositis [5]

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-241

  Ozturk M A ^a,b   Unverdi, S ^a   Goker, B ^a   Haznedaroglu, S ^a   Tunc L ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Çukurambar Mahallesi ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; MESNA; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANTISYNTHETASE SYNDROME; ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOSITIS; PERIARTICULAR CALCINOSIS SINE MYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ARTHRITIS; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGASES; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSITIS; RAYNAUD DISEASE; SYNDROME;

EID: 34547439833     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740600902437     Document Type: Letter

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