Methotrexate and reactivation tuberculosis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 481-482

  Lamb, Steven R ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; ISONIAZID; METHOTREXATE; STEROID;

ANAMNESIS; ECZEMA; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SIDE EFFECT; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 4444275431     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2003.07.023     Document Type: Letter

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