Lymphogranuloma venereum proctocolitis: Mucosal T cell immunity of the rectum associated with chlamydial clearance and clinical recovery [6]

Gut

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1476-1477

  Van Nieuwkoop, C ^a   Gooskens, J ^a   Smit, V T H B M ^a   Claas, E C J ^a   Van Hogezand, R A ^a   Kroes, A C M ^a   Kroon, F P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; AZITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; INFLIXIMAB; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; PREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TENOFOVIR;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CROHN DISEASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOSCOPY; ENTEROPATHY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTOCOLITIS; RECTUM; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM ULCER; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; PROCTOCOLITIS; RECTUM;

EID: 34948886576     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2007.128264     Document Type: Letter

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