Partial remission of refractory RA after adacolumn cytapheresis: A case report

Rheumatology International

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 295-297

  Bazzichi, L ^a   Giuliano, T ^a   Rossi, A ^b   Mazzoni, A ^b   Grazzini, T ^b   De Feo, F ^a   Giacomelli, C ^b   Scatena, F ^b   Bombardieri, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Leukocytapheresis; RA HCV comorbidity; Rheumatoid arthritis; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PIROXICAM; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SODIUM AUROTHIOSULFATE; VIRUS RNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CYTAPHERESIS; DEVICE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LEUKAPHERESIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COMORBIDITY; CYTAPHERESIS; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; ITALY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MONOCYTES; PIROXICAM; REMISSION INDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 37249022826     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-007-0427-1     Document Type: Article

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