Mouth and genital ulcers with inflamed cartilage (MAGIC) syndrome complicated by aneurysmal aortitis

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 221-223

  Ng, Chin Soon ^a   Hogan, Patrick ^a   McKenzie, Scott ^a   Gibbs, Harry ^a   Strutton, Geoff ^a   Wong, Richard ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aneurysmal aortitis; Behcet disease; MAGIC; Relapsing polychondritis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COLCHICINE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; TETRACYCLINE; THYMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE; MONITORING; MOUTH AND GENITAL ULCERS WITH INFLAMED CARTILAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS; THORAX SURGERY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTITIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; ORAL ULCER; POLYCHONDRITIS, RELAPSING; SYNDROME; ULCER;

EID: 34548423647     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3181337820     Document Type: Article

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