Dermatomyositis in a human immunodeficiency virus infected person

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 241-243

  Marfatia, Yogesh ^a   Ghiya, Ragini ^a   Chaudhary, Dipak ^a  

^a Baroda Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Human immunodeficiency virus; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; EFAVIRENZ; ETHAMBUTOL; FLUCONAZOLE; ISONIAZID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LAMIVUDINE; METHOTREXATE; NEVIRAPINE; PREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PLEURA EFFUSION; RASH; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 46349100561     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.41370     Document Type: Article

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