Neuralgic amyotrophy due to rheumatoid arthritis or etanercept: Causal association or coincidence?

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-90

  Bal, Ajda ^a   Gurcay, Eda ^a   Aydog, Ece ^a   Unlu, Ece ^a   Umay, Ebru ^a   Cakci, Aytul ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETANERCEPT; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHOULDER HAND SYNDROME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

EID: 43449125301     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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