Steroid-resistant adult-onset Still's disease which showed a quick response to methotrexate

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 106-110

  Okamoto, Osamu ^a   Oishi, Masaki ^a   Fujiwara, Sakuhei ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adult onset Still's disease; Methotrexate; Steroid

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DICLOFENAC; FERRITIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ADULT ONSET STILL DISEASE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SKIN BIOPSY; TISSUE SECTION;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; STILL'S DISEASE, ADULT-ONSET;

EID: 38949107638     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00424.x     Document Type: Article

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