Arterial Aneurysms in Wegener's Granulomatosis: Case Report and Literature Review

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 265-268

  Arlet, Jean Benoit ^a   Le Thi Huong, Du ^a   Marinho, Antonio ^a   Cluzel, Philippe ^a   Wechsler, Bertrand ^a   Piette, Jean Charles ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

aneurysm; intestinal perforation; intravenous immunoglobulins; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; MYELOBLASTIN ANTIBODY; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COIL EMBOLIZATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROANEURYSM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RENAL ARTERY ANEURYSM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADULT; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; RENAL ARTERY; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 38349122224     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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