A case of anti-Jo1 myositis with pleural effusions and pericardial tamponade developing after exposure to a fermented Kombucha beverage

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 355-357

  Derk, Chris T ^a   Sandorfi, Nora ^a   Curtis, Mark T ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti Jo1; Antisynthetase; Kombucha; Myositis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AUTOANTIBODY; CREATINE KINASE; HISTIDINE TRANSFER RNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; JO 1 ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FERMENTED PRODUCT; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEG EDEMA; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSHROOM; MYOSITIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 4444230121     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-004-0890-y     Document Type: Article

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